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Who needs a trade name registration (DBA) in North Dakota?

Issued by North Dakota Secretary of State, at step 1 of 6 in the opening sequence: set up the business.

Every kind of business in North Dakota

The North Dakota table lists this for every kind of business.

Needed whenever the business trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the LLC’s registered name. Filed through FirstStop; the registration protects the name in North Dakota only and the office mails a renewal notice before the five years run out.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 1 of 6: Set up the business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by North Dakota Secretary of State.

Sources and dates

Secretary of State trade name registration pages; N.D.C.C. 47-25. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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