A foreign corporation may not:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 10-19.1-134

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Transact business in this state or obtain any license or permit required by this state until it has procured a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.

2.    Transact any business in this state prohibited to a domestic corporation incorporated under this chapter.

3.    Be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country where the corporation is incorporated differ from the laws of this state.