North Dakota Code 10-31-02.1 – Articles of organization
1. One or more individuals may organize a professional organization in the form of a limited liability company for the practice of a profession by filing articles of organization with the secretary of state. The articles of organization must meet the requirements of chapter 10-32.1 and must contain the following:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 10-31-02.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
a. The profession to be practiced through the professional limited liability company; and b. The name and residence address of each original member of the professional limited liability company who will practice the profession in this state and of each original member of the professional limited liability company who is a minority owner.
2. At the time the articles of organization are filed with the secretary of state, the professional limited liability company also shall file:
a. A certificate from the regulating board of the profession involved that each of the governors and members who will practice the profession in this state, if any, is licensed to practice the profession in this state; or
b. If there is one or more minority owners, a certificate from the regulating board of the profession of the limited liability company certifying that each of the governors and members who will practice the profession in this state, if any, is licensed to practice the profession in this state and a certificate from the limited liability company identifying the minority owners and the express law authorizing minority ownership.