diff --git a/api/src/domain/mutations/__tests__/remove-domain.test.js b/api/src/domain/mutations/__tests__/remove-domain.test.js
index 24f8eba50..4ca5e3cac 100644
--- a/api/src/domain/mutations/__tests__/remove-domain.test.js
+++ b/api/src/domain/mutations/__tests__/remove-domain.test.js
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
                 removeDomain: {
                   result: {
                     code: 403,
-                    description: 'Permission Denied: Please contact super admin for help with removing domain.',
+                    description: 'Permission Denied: Please contact organization admin for help with removing domain.',
                   },
                 },
               },
@@ -3432,7 +3432,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
 
             expect(response).toEqual(error)
             expect(consoleOutput).toEqual([
-              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
+              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org however they do not have permission in that org.`,
             ])
           })
         })
@@ -3499,7 +3499,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
                 removeDomain: {
                   result: {
                     code: 403,
-                    description: 'Permission Denied: Please contact super admin for help with removing domain.',
+                    description: 'Permission Denied: Please contact organization admin for help with removing domain.',
                   },
                 },
               },
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
 
             expect(response).toEqual(error)
             expect(consoleOutput).toEqual([
-              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
+              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org however they do not have permission in that org.`,
             ])
           })
         })
@@ -4572,7 +4572,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
                   result: {
                     code: 403,
                     description:
-                      "Permission refusée : Veuillez contacter l'utilisateur de l'organisation pour obtenir de l'aide sur la mise à jour de ce domaine.",
+                      "Permission refusée : Veuillez contacter l'administrateur de l'organisation pour obtenir de l'aide afin de supprimer le domaine.",
                   },
                 },
               },
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
 
             expect(response).toEqual(error)
             expect(consoleOutput).toEqual([
-              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
+              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org however they do not have permission in that org.`,
             ])
           })
         })
@@ -4648,7 +4648,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
                   result: {
                     code: 403,
                     description:
-                      "Permission refusée : Veuillez contacter l'utilisateur de l'organisation pour obtenir de l'aide sur la mise à jour de ce domaine.",
+                      "Permission refusée : Veuillez contacter l'administrateur de l'organisation pour obtenir de l'aide afin de supprimer le domaine.",
                   },
                 },
               },
@@ -4656,7 +4656,7 @@ describe('removing a domain', () => {
 
             expect(response).toEqual(error)
             expect(consoleOutput).toEqual([
-              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
+              `User: 123 attempted to remove domain.gc.ca in temp-org however they do not have permission in that org.`,
             ])
           })
         })
diff --git a/api/src/domain/mutations/remove-domain.js b/api/src/domain/mutations/remove-domain.js
index dffa9eb78..13098c91f 100644
--- a/api/src/domain/mutations/remove-domain.js
+++ b/api/src/domain/mutations/remove-domain.js
@@ -84,26 +84,27 @@ export const removeDomain = new mutationWithClientMutationId({
     // Get permission
     const permission = await checkPermission({ orgId: org._id })
 
-    // Check to see if domain belongs to verified check org
-    if (org.verified && permission !== 'super_admin') {
+    if (permission !== 'super_admin' && permission !== 'admin') {
       console.warn(
-        `User: ${userKey} attempted to remove ${domain.domain} in ${org.slug} but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
+        `User: ${userKey} attempted to remove ${domain.domain} in ${org.slug} however they do not have permission in that org.`,
       )
       return {
         _type: 'error',
         code: 403,
-        description: i18n._(t`Permission Denied: Please contact super admin for help with removing domain.`),
+        description: i18n._(t`Permission Denied: Please contact organization admin for help with removing domain.`),
       }
     }
 
-    if (permission !== 'super_admin' && permission !== 'admin') {
+    // Check to see if domain belongs to verified check org
+    // if domain returns NXDOMAIN, allow removal
+    if (org.verified && permission !== 'super_admin' && domain.rcode !== 'NXDOMAIN') {
       console.warn(
-        `User: ${userKey} attempted to remove ${domain.domain} in ${org.slug} however they do not have permission in that org.`,
+        `User: ${userKey} attempted to remove ${domain.domain} in ${org.slug} but does not have permission to remove a domain from a verified check org.`,
       )
       return {
         _type: 'error',
         code: 403,
-        description: i18n._(t`Permission Denied: Please contact organization admin for help with removing domain.`),
+        description: i18n._(t`Permission Denied: Please contact super admin for help with removing domain.`),
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomainCard.js b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomainCard.js
index cad20ca49..aa89a109d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomainCard.js
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomainCard.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ExternalLinkIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons'
 
 import { sanitizeUrl } from '../utilities/sanitizeUrl'
 
-export function AdminDomainCard({ url, tags, isHidden, isArchived, ...rest }) {
+export function AdminDomainCard({ url, tags, isHidden, isArchived, rcode, ...rest }) {
   return (
     <ListItem {...rest}>
       <Grid templateColumns={{ base: 'auto', md: '40% 60%' }} columnGap="1.5rem">
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ export function AdminDomainCard({ url, tags, isHidden, isArchived, ...rest }) {
               </Tag>
             )
           })}
+          {rcode === 'NXDOMAIN' && (
+            <Tag colorScheme="red" mr="auto" alignSelf="center">
+              NXDOMAIN
+            </Tag>
+          )}
           {isHidden && (
             <Tag m="1" borderRadius="full" borderWidth="1px" borderColor="gray.900">
               <TagLabel mx="auto">
@@ -59,4 +64,5 @@ AdminDomainCard.propTypes = {
   tags: array,
   isHidden: bool,
   isArchived: bool,
+  rcode: string,
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomains.js b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomains.js
index 6a86ca4c3..00eded66f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomains.js
+++ b/frontend/src/admin/AdminDomains.js
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
   const { i18n } = useLingui()
 
   const [newDomainUrl, setNewDomainUrl] = useState('')
-  const [selectedRemoveDomainUrl, setSelectedRemoveDomainUrl] = useState()
-  const [selectedRemoveDomainId, setSelectedRemoveDomainId] = useState()
+  const [selectedRemoveProps, setSelectedRemoveProps] = useState({
+    domain: '',
+    domainId: '',
+    rcode: '',
+  })
+  // const [selectedRemoveDomainId, setSelectedRemoveDomainId] = useState()
   const [debouncedSearchTerm, setDebouncedSearchTerm] = useState('')
   const [modalProps, setModalProps] = useState({
     hidden: false,
@@ -61,34 +65,19 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
     editingDomainUrl: '',
   })
 
-  const {
-    isOpen: updateIsOpen,
-    onOpen: updateOnOpen,
-    onClose: updateOnClose,
-  } = useDisclosure()
-  const {
-    isOpen: removeIsOpen,
-    onOpen: removeOnOpen,
-    onClose: removeOnClose,
-  } = useDisclosure()
+  const { isOpen: updateIsOpen, onOpen: updateOnOpen, onClose: updateOnClose } = useDisclosure()
+  const { isOpen: removeIsOpen, onOpen: removeOnOpen, onClose: removeOnClose } = useDisclosure()
 
-  const {
-    loading,
-    isLoadingMore,
-    error,
-    nodes,
-    next,
-    previous,
-    hasNextPage,
-    hasPreviousPage,
-  } = usePaginatedCollection({
-    fetchForward: FORWARD,
-    recordsPerPage: domainsPerPage,
-    variables: { orgSlug, search: debouncedSearchTerm },
-    relayRoot: 'findOrganizationBySlug.domains',
-    fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
-    nextFetchPolicy: 'cache-first',
-  })
+  const { loading, isLoadingMore, error, nodes, next, previous, hasNextPage, hasPreviousPage } = usePaginatedCollection(
+    {
+      fetchForward: FORWARD,
+      recordsPerPage: domainsPerPage,
+      variables: { orgSlug, search: debouncedSearchTerm },
+      relayRoot: 'findOrganizationBySlug.domains',
+      fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
+      nextFetchPolicy: 'cache-first',
+    },
+  )
 
   const memoizedSetDebouncedSearchTermCallback = useCallback(() => {
     setDebouncedSearchTerm(newDomainUrl)
@@ -157,26 +146,14 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
         </Text>
       )}
     >
-      {(
-        {
-          id: domainId,
-          domain,
-          selectors,
-          claimTags,
-          hidden,
-          archived,
-          organizations,
-        },
-        index,
-      ) => (
+      {({ id: domainId, domain, selectors, claimTags, hidden, archived, rcode, organizations }, index) => (
         <Box key={'admindomain' + index}>
           <Stack isInline align="center">
             <Stack direction="row" flexGrow="0">
               <IconButton
                 data-testid={`remove-${index}`}
                 onClick={() => {
-                  setSelectedRemoveDomainUrl(domain)
-                  setSelectedRemoveDomainId(domainId)
+                  setSelectedRemoveProps({ domain, domainId, rcode })
                   removeOnOpen()
                 }}
                 variant="danger"
@@ -210,6 +187,7 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
               tags={claimTags}
               isHidden={hidden}
               isArchived={archived}
+              rcode={rcode}
               locale={i18n.locale}
               flexGrow={1}
               fontSize={{ base: '75%', sm: '100%' }}
@@ -241,21 +219,10 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
         }}
       >
         <Flex flexDirection={{ base: 'column', md: 'row' }} align="center">
-          <Text
-            as="label"
-            htmlFor="Search-for-domain-field"
-            fontSize="md"
-            fontWeight="bold"
-            textAlign="center"
-            mr={2}
-          >
+          <Text as="label" htmlFor="Search-for-domain-field" fontSize="md" fontWeight="bold" textAlign="center" mr={2}>
             <Trans>Search: </Trans>
           </Text>
-          <InputGroup
-            width={{ base: '100%', md: '75%' }}
-            mb={{ base: '8px', md: '0' }}
-            mr={{ base: '0', md: '4' }}
-          >
+          <InputGroup width={{ base: '100%', md: '75%' }} mb={{ base: '8px', md: '0' }} mr={{ base: '0', md: '4' }}>
             <InputLeftElement aria-hidden="true">
               <PlusSquareIcon color="gray.300" />
             </InputLeftElement>
@@ -267,12 +234,7 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
               onChange={(e) => setNewDomainUrl(e.target.value)}
             />
           </InputGroup>
-          <Button
-            id="addDomainBtn"
-            width={{ base: '100%', md: '25%' }}
-            variant="primary"
-            type="submit"
-          >
+          <Button id="addDomainBtn" width={{ base: '100%', md: '25%' }} variant="primary" type="submit">
             <AddIcon mr={2} aria-hidden="true" />
             <Trans>Add Domain</Trans>
           </Button>
@@ -300,16 +262,12 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
         permission={permission}
       />
 
-      <Modal
-        isOpen={removeIsOpen}
-        onClose={removeOnClose}
-        motionPreset="slideInBottom"
-      >
+      <Modal isOpen={removeIsOpen} onClose={removeOnClose} motionPreset="slideInBottom">
         <ModalOverlay />
         <ModalContent pb={4}>
           <Formik
             initialValues={{
-              reason: '',
+              reason: selectedRemoveProps.rcode === 'NXDOMAIN' ? 'NONEXISTENT' : '',
             }}
             initialTouched={{
               reason: true,
@@ -317,14 +275,14 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
             onSubmit={async (values) => {
               removeDomain({
                 variables: {
-                  domainId: selectedRemoveDomainId,
+                  domainId: selectedRemoveProps.selectedRemoveDomainId,
                   orgId: orgId,
                   reason: values.reason,
                 },
               })
             }}
           >
-            {({ handleSubmit, isSubmitting, handleChange }) => (
+            {({ values, handleSubmit, isSubmitting, handleChange }) => (
               <form id="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
                 <ModalHeader>
                   <Trans>Remove Domain</Trans>
@@ -335,15 +293,13 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
                     <Text>
                       <Trans>Confirm removal of domain:</Trans>
                     </Text>
-                    <Text fontWeight="bold">{selectedRemoveDomainUrl}</Text>
+                    <Text fontWeight="bold">{selectedRemoveProps.selectedRemoveDomainUrl}</Text>
 
                     <Text>
                       <Trans>
-                        A domain may only be removed for one of the reasons
-                        below. For a domain to no longer exist, it must be
-                        removed from the DNS. If you need to remove this domain
-                        for a different reason, please contact TBS Cyber
-                        Security.
+                        A domain may only be removed for one of the reasons below. For a domain to no longer exist, it
+                        must be removed from the DNS. If you need to remove this domain for a different reason, please
+                        contact TBS Cyber Security.
                       </Trans>
                     </Text>
 
@@ -353,23 +309,20 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
                       </FormLabel>
                       <Select
                         isRequired
+                        defaultValue={values.reason}
                         borderColor="black"
                         name="reason"
                         id="reason"
                         onChange={handleChange}
                       >
                         <option hidden value="">
-                          <Trans>
-                            Select a reason for removing this domain
-                          </Trans>
+                          <Trans>Select a reason for removing this domain</Trans>
                         </option>
                         <option value="NONEXISTENT">
                           <Trans>This domain no longer exists</Trans>
                         </option>
                         <option value="WRONG_ORG">
-                          <Trans>
-                            This domain does not belong to this organization
-                          </Trans>
+                          <Trans>This domain does not belong to this organization</Trans>
                         </option>
                       </Select>
                     </FormControl>
@@ -377,12 +330,7 @@ export function AdminDomains({ orgSlug, domainsPerPage, orgId, permission }) {
                 </ModalBody>
 
                 <ModalFooter>
-                  <Button
-                    variant="primary"
-                    mr={4}
-                    isLoading={isSubmitting}
-                    type="submit"
-                  >
+                  <Button variant="primary" mr={4} isLoading={isSubmitting} type="submit">
                     <Trans>Confirm</Trans>
                   </Button>
                 </ModalFooter>
diff --git a/frontend/src/fixtures/orgDomainListData.js b/frontend/src/fixtures/orgDomainListData.js
index 5a2085e5b..e22a1b596 100644
--- a/frontend/src/fixtures/orgDomainListData.js
+++ b/frontend/src/fixtures/orgDomainListData.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export const rawOrgDomainListData = {
             claimTags: [],
             archived: false,
             hidden: false,
+            rcode: 'NOERROR',
+            organizations: {
+              totalCount: 1,
+            },
             __typename: 'Domain',
           },
           __typename: 'DomainEdge',
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ export const rawOrgDomainListData = {
             claimTags: [],
             archived: false,
             hidden: false,
+            rcode: 'NOERROR',
+            organizations: {
+              totalCount: 1,
+            },
             __typename: 'Domain',
           },
           __typename: 'DomainEdge',
@@ -39,6 +47,10 @@ export const rawOrgDomainListData = {
             claimTags: [],
             archived: false,
             hidden: false,
+            rcode: 'NOERROR',
+            organizations: {
+              totalCount: 1,
+            },
             __typename: 'Domain',
           },
           __typename: 'DomainEdge',
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
index 5c7560c3b..8c22907c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ export const PAGINATED_ORG_DOMAINS_ADMIN_PAGE = gql`
             claimTags
             hidden
             archived
+            rcode
             organizations(first: 1) {
               totalCount
             }