Nevada Form 629: Reinstatement Filing, Costs, and Rejections

Nevada Form 629 is the Application for Reinstatement you file with the Secretary of State to bring a revoked corporation, LLC, or other business entity back into good standing. Filing costs a flat $300 reinstatement fee plus every year of back annual list fees, business license fees, and late penalties that piled up while the entity was out of compliance.¹ Form 629 cannot be submitted alone. It must arrive as a package with a current annual list, a state business license application, and a registered agent acceptance.²

Who Can Still Use Form 629

An entity enters “default” the moment it misses its annual list deadline. If the default isn’t cured by the last day of the anniversary month the following year, the Secretary of State revokes the charter and forfeits the entity’s right to transact business in Nevada.³ A revoked entity cannot bring lawsuits in state court, and its property is held in trust by its managers or members.

There is a hard cutoff. Once a charter has been revoked for five consecutive years, the Secretary of State will not reinstate it.¹ The same five-year bar applies to LLCs.⁴ Past that threshold, forming a new entity is the only option. Check the revocation date on the entity’s Secretary of State record before you prepare anything.

What Goes on Form 629

The form itself is short. You’ll enter the entity’s exact legal name as it appears in state records, its Nevada Business Identification Number (the NV Business ID or entity number), and the entity type. Different statutes govern each structure: NRS 78.180 for private corporations, NRS 86.276 for domestic LLCs, and NRS 86.5467 for foreign LLCs.¹⁵

The signature line matters. Form 629 includes a declaration under penalty of perjury that the reinstatement has been authorized either by a Nevada court or by the entity’s board of directors (for a corporation) or managers or managing members (for an LLC).¹ Get a board resolution or member consent documented before anyone signs.

The Companion Documents

The Secretary of State rejects reinstatement applications that arrive without their required attachments. The complete package includes:²

A completed and signed Initial/Annual List reflecting the people currently running the entity. For corporations, that means current officers and directors. For LLCs, it means current managers or managing members, not the lineup from when the entity was last in good standing.
A State Business License Application covering the business license fee. If the entity qualifies for an exemption, submit a completed Declaration Page claiming it instead.
A signed acceptance from the entity’s current registered agent, or, if you’re switching agents, a Statement of Change of Registered Agent signed by the new agent along with a $60 filing fee.
A Name Consent form or supplemental Application of Reinstatement if another entity has claimed your business name during the revocation period.

Prepare every document before you submit. An incomplete package is the most common reason filings get returned.

What It Will Cost

Every reinstatement carries the $300 flat fee. The back fees and penalties on top are where the total climbs, and the amount depends on entity type and years missed.

Corporation

For each year of default, a Nevada corporation owes:

A small-share-structure corporation three years out of compliance owes roughly $300 + (3 × $150) + (3 × $75) + (3 × $500) + (3 × $100), which comes to $2,775. Larger share structures push that number well higher.

LLC

LLCs pay a lower business license fee, so the totals stay more predictable:

Three missed years for an LLC comes to $300 + (3 × $150) + (3 × $75) + (3 × $200) + (3 × $100), or $1,875.

Add $60 if you’re changing registered agents.² The Secretary of State will not process a partial payment. Underpay and the entire package comes back.¹

How to File

The fastest path is SilverFlume, the state’s online business portal. From the home page, go to the “Existing Business” section, choose “Reinstatements and Revivals,” select “Reinstatement,” and search for your entity.¹² The portal calculates your total fees for you, which is the single best defense against the underpayment rejections that trip up paper filers. Most online submissions process the same day.¹³

If you’d rather file on paper, mail the complete package with full payment to:

Nevada Secretary of State
101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701¹⁴

Paper filings take longer and leave more room for math errors. Verify every fee against the statute before sealing the envelope.

After the Filing Is Accepted

The Secretary of State issues a Certificate of Reinstatement once the package clears. You can request the certificate as part of your filing for an additional issuance fee.¹ It’s useful proof for banks, vendors, and courts that the entity is back in good standing.

Reinstatement relates back to the date the entity originally lost its right to do business, so legally the revocation is treated as though it never happened.⁴ Relation-back doesn’t erase everything that happened during the gap. Contracts signed while revoked can face enforceability questions, and lawsuits filed during the revocation may already have been dismissed. If you’re heading into litigation or a major transaction, reinstate first.

Why Filings Get Rejected

A few recurring problems account for most bounced applications:

Insufficient fees, usually from miscounting years of default or applying the $500 corporation license rate to an LLC (or vice versa). SilverFlume’s automatic calculation eliminates this.¹²
A missing or unauthorized signature on the declaration.
A name conflict. If another business registered your name during the revocation, you’ll need consent from that entity or a filing under a new name.²
Missing companion documents. Form 629 without the annual list, business license application, or registered agent acceptance is an automatic rejection.

And again, the five-year bar is absolute. No fee amount buys around it.

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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 78 – Private Corporations – Section: NRS 78.180
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Nevada Secretary of State. Nevada Secretary of State Reinstatement Instructions
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 86 – Limited-Liability Companies – Section: NRS 86.274
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 86 – Limited-Liability Companies – Section: NRS 86.276
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 86 – Limited-Liability Companies – Section: NRS 86.5467
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 78 – Private Corporations – Section: NRS 78.150
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 78 – Private Corporations – Section: NRS 78.170
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 76 – State Business Licenses – Section: NRS 76.130
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 76 – State Business Licenses – Section: NRS 76.110
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 86 – Limited-Liability Companies – Section: NRS 86.263
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Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 86 – Limited-Liability Companies – Section: NRS 86.272
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Nevada Secretary of State. FAQs – Commercial Recordings
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Nevada Secretary of State. Business Forms
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Nevada Secretary of State. Contact Us