🏢 Register a Business Name

Register a Business Name in Ward County, ND

This service isn't handled by the County Recorder. Here's where to go instead.

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North Dakota Secretary of State — not a county office

Trade names are registered with the state, not at the Ward County courthouse

$25.00trade name registration · renewed every five years for $25

N.D.C.C. 47-25-04: “a fee of twenty-five dollars for an original registration”. The Secretary of State takes the filing online through its FirstStop portal; no county office in North Dakota files trade names.

🖥️North Dakota Secretary of State — Register a BusinessTrade names through FirstStop↗

📋Office Information

⚠️ This office does not process DBA registration. Use the agency linked above. The office below is your county's County Recorder — useful for other services.

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Office Address

Administration Building, 225 Third St. SE, Minot, ND 58701

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Phone

(701) 857-6413

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Hours

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Mailing Address

P.O. Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005