N.D. Cent. Code § 1-05-02
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1-05-02. Validation of powers of attorney
Official statutory text
1-05-02. Validation of powers of attorney
All sales of real estate made in proceedings for the foreclosure of mortgages prior to
January 1, 1943, hereby are declared legal and valid for all purposes even though:
1. The power of attorney to foreclose was not recorded in the office of the recorder of the
county wherein said real estate is located on or before the date of sale but was
executed before the date of sale and is recorded in the office of the recorder of the
county wherein said real estate is located within six months after the taking effect of
this code; or
2. The power of attorney to foreclose was not executed and delivered to the attorney
named therein prior to the commencement of such foreclosure proceedings but was
executed and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county wherein said real
estate is located prior to the time of said sale.
All sales of real estate made in proceedings for the foreclosure of mortgages prior to
January 1, 1943, hereby are declared legal and valid for all purposes even though:
1. The power of attorney to foreclose was not recorded in the office of the recorder of the
county wherein said real estate is located on or before the date of sale but was
executed before the date of sale and is recorded in the office of the recorder of the
county wherein said real estate is located within six months after the taking effect of
this code; or
2. The power of attorney to foreclose was not executed and delivered to the attorney
named therein prior to the commencement of such foreclosure proceedings but was
executed and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county wherein said real
estate is located prior to the time of said sale.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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