N.D. Cent. Code § 10-15-53
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10-15-53. Secretary of state - Filing documents - Effective date
Official statutory text
10-15-53. Secretary of state - Filing documents - Effective date
1. A record authorized or required to be filed with the secretary of state under this chapter
must be captioned to describe the purpose of the record, be in a medium permitted by
the secretary of state, and be delivered to the secretary of state. If the filing fees
required by section 10-15-54 have been paid, then, unless the secretary of state
determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter,
the secretary of state shall file the record, and for all records, except annual reports,
send an image of the filed record to the person who filed the record.
2. Upon request and payment of the fee provided in section 10-15-54, the secretary of
state shall send to the requester a certified copy of a requested record.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed with the secretary of state
under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date that is no later than ninety
days from the date of filing. If the record does not specify a delayed effective date, a
record filed with the secretary of state is effective on the date the record is filed as
evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of state of the date on the record.
1. A record authorized or required to be filed with the secretary of state under this chapter
must be captioned to describe the purpose of the record, be in a medium permitted by
the secretary of state, and be delivered to the secretary of state. If the filing fees
required by section 10-15-54 have been paid, then, unless the secretary of state
determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter,
the secretary of state shall file the record, and for all records, except annual reports,
send an image of the filed record to the person who filed the record.
2. Upon request and payment of the fee provided in section 10-15-54, the secretary of
state shall send to the requester a certified copy of a requested record.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed with the secretary of state
under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date that is no later than ninety
days from the date of filing. If the record does not specify a delayed effective date, a
record filed with the secretary of state is effective on the date the record is filed as
evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of state of the date on the record.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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