N.D. Cent. Code § 10-15-53.1
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10-15-53.1. Secretary of state - Annual report to the secretary of state
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10-15-53.1. Secretary of state - Annual report to the secretary of state
1. A cooperative and a foreign cooperative shall file an annual report signed by a
principal officer or the general manager setting forth:
a. Its name and complete address of its principal place of business.
b. The names and addresses of its directors and principal officers.
c. In the case of a domestic cooperative, a statement, by class and par value, of the
amount of stock it has authority to issue and the amount issued.
d. A statement as to the general type of business in which engaged during the prior
year.
2. The annual report must be made on forms prescribed by the secretary of state and the
information contained in the report must be given as of the date of the execution of the
report. If the cooperative or foreign cooperative is in the hands of a receiver or trustee,
the annual report must be signed on behalf of the cooperative or foreign cooperative
by the receiver or trustee.
3. The secretary of state may destroy any annual report provided for in this section after
the annual report is on file for six years.
4. Except for the first annual report, the annual report of a cooperative or foreign
cooperative must be delivered to the secretary of state with the fees provided in
section 10-15-54 before April first of each year. The first annual report of a cooperative
must be delivered before April first in the year following the calendar year of the
effective date stated in the articles of association, and the first annual report of a
foreign cooperative must be delivered before April first of the year following the
calendar year in which the certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall file the report if the report conforms to the requirements of
subsections 1 and 2.
a. If the report does not conform to those requirements, the report must be returned
to the cooperative or foreign cooperative for any necessary corrections.
b. If the report is filed before the deadlines provided in this section, any penalty for
the failure to file a report within the time provided does not apply if the report is
corrected to conform to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 and returned to
the secretary of state within thirty days after the annual report was returned by
the secretary of state for corrections.
5. After May first, the secretary of state shall notify any cooperative or foreign cooperative
failing to file its annual report that its certificate of incorporation or certificate of
authority is not in good standing and may be dissolved or revoked as provided in
section 10-15-53.2.
1. A cooperative and a foreign cooperative shall file an annual report signed by a
principal officer or the general manager setting forth:
a. Its name and complete address of its principal place of business.
b. The names and addresses of its directors and principal officers.
c. In the case of a domestic cooperative, a statement, by class and par value, of the
amount of stock it has authority to issue and the amount issued.
d. A statement as to the general type of business in which engaged during the prior
year.
2. The annual report must be made on forms prescribed by the secretary of state and the
information contained in the report must be given as of the date of the execution of the
report. If the cooperative or foreign cooperative is in the hands of a receiver or trustee,
the annual report must be signed on behalf of the cooperative or foreign cooperative
by the receiver or trustee.
3. The secretary of state may destroy any annual report provided for in this section after
the annual report is on file for six years.
4. Except for the first annual report, the annual report of a cooperative or foreign
cooperative must be delivered to the secretary of state with the fees provided in
section 10-15-54 before April first of each year. The first annual report of a cooperative
must be delivered before April first in the year following the calendar year of the
effective date stated in the articles of association, and the first annual report of a
foreign cooperative must be delivered before April first of the year following the
calendar year in which the certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall file the report if the report conforms to the requirements of
subsections 1 and 2.
a. If the report does not conform to those requirements, the report must be returned
to the cooperative or foreign cooperative for any necessary corrections.
b. If the report is filed before the deadlines provided in this section, any penalty for
the failure to file a report within the time provided does not apply if the report is
corrected to conform to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 and returned to
the secretary of state within thirty days after the annual report was returned by
the secretary of state for corrections.
5. After May first, the secretary of state shall notify any cooperative or foreign cooperative
failing to file its annual report that its certificate of incorporation or certificate of
authority is not in good standing and may be dissolved or revoked as provided in
section 10-15-53.2.
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