North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-19.1-132. Foreign corporation--Governing law

1. Subject to the constitution of this state, the laws of the jurisdiction under which a foreign corporation is incorporated govern its incorporation and internal activities.

2. A foreign corporation holding a valid certificate of authority in this state has no greater rights and privileges than a domestic corporation. The certificate of authority does not authorize the foreign corporation to exercise any of its powers or purposes that a domestic corporation is forbidden by law to exercise in this state.

3. A foreign corporation may not be denied a certificate of authority to conduct activities in this state by reason of any difference between the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation is incorporated and the laws of this state.