Section 10-36-07 - Secretary of state - Annual report of nonprofit limited liability companies and foreign nonprofit limited liability companies1. Each nonprofit limited liability company, and each foreign nonprofit limited liability company authorized to conduct activities in this state, shall file, within the time provided in subsection 3, an annual report setting forth: a. The name of the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company and the state or country under the laws of which it is organized.b. The address of the registered office of the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company in this state, the name of its registered agent in this state at that address, and the address of its principal executive office.c. A brief statement of the character of the activities in which the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company is actually engaged in this state.d. The names and respective addresses of the managers and governors of the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company or the name or names and respective address or addresses of the managing member or members of the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company.e. The section of the Internal Revenue Code by which its tax status is established.2. The annual report must be submitted on forms prescribed by the secretary of state. The information provided must be given as of the date of the execution of the report. The annual report must be signed as provided in section 10-33-01 or in the articles or bylaws, or in a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of the required proportion or number of the governors or members entitled to vote. If the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it must be signed on behalf of the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company by the receiver or trustee. The secretary of state may destroy all annual reports provided for in this section after they have been on file for six years.3. Except for the first annual report, the annual report of a nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company must be delivered to the secretary of state before February second of each year. The first annual report of a nonprofit limited liability company must be delivered before February second of the year following the calendar year of the effective date stated in the articles of organization, and the first annual report of a foreign nonprofit limited liability company must be delivered before February second of the year following the calendar year in which the certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must file the report if the report conforms to the requirements of subsection 2. a. If the report does not conform, it must be returned to the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company for any necessary corrections.b. If the report is filed before the deadlines provided in this subsection, penalties for the failure to file a report within the time provided do not apply, if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of subsection 2 and returned to the secretary of state within thirty days after the annual report was returned by the secretary of state for correction.4. After the date established under subsection 3, the secretary of state shall notify any nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company failing to file its annual report that its certificate of organization or certificate of authority is not in good standing and that it may be dissolved or revoked pursuant to subsections 5 and 6. The secretary of state must mail the notice to the last registered agent at the last registered office. If the nonprofit limited liability company or foreign nonprofit limited liability company files its annual report after the notice is mailed, together with the annual report filing fee and late filing penalty fee as provided in section 10-36-08, the secretary of state shall restore its certificate of organization or certificate of authority to good standing.5. A nonprofit limited liability company that does not file its annual report, along with the statutory filing and penalty fees, within one year after the date established in subsection 3 ceases to exist and is considered involuntarily dissolved by operation of law. a. Thereafter, the secretary of state shall note the termination of the nonprofit limited liability company's certificate of organization on the records of the secretary of state and shall give notice of the action to the dissolved nonprofit limited liability company.b. Notice by the secretary of state must be mailed to the last registered agent at the last registered office.6. A foreign nonprofit limited liability company that does not file its annual report, along with the statutory filing and penalty fees, within one year after the date established by subsection 3 forfeits its authority to conduct activities in this state.a. The secretary of state shall note the revocation of the foreign nonprofit limited liability company's certificate of authority on the records of the secretary of state and shall give notice of the action to the foreign nonprofit limited liability company.b. Notice by the secretary of state must be mailed to the foreign nonprofit limited liability company's last registered agent at the last registered office.c. The decision by the secretary of state that a certificate of authority must be revoked under this subsection is final.7. A nonprofit limited liability company that was dissolved for failure to file an annual report, or a foreign nonprofit limited liability company whose authority was forfeited by failure to file an annual report, may be reinstated by filing a past-due report, together with the statutory filing and penalty fees for an annual report and a reinstatement fee as provided in section 10-36-08. The fees must be paid and the report filed within one year following the involuntary dissolution or revocation. Reinstatement under this subsection does not affect the rights or liability for the time from the dissolution or revocation to the reinstatement.8. The secretary of state may waive any penalties provided in this section when an annual report form could not be delivered to the nonprofit limited liability company.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 85 (SB 2210),§ 16, eff. 8/1/2021.Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 92 (SB 2326),§ 12, eff. 8/1/2019.