N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-141.1
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10-33-141.1. Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state and effective date
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10-33-141.1. Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state and effective date
1. A record authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing 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
secretary of state determines that a record complies with the filing requirements of this
chapter, then the secretary of state shall file the record and return a copy of the filed
record to the person that delivered it to the secretary of state for filing. That person
shall then send a copy of the filed record to the person on whose behalf the record
was filed.
2. Upon request and payment of a fee provided in section 10-33-139, the secretary of
state shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.
3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a record delivered to the
secretary of state for filing under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date
within ninety days. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed by the
secretary of state is effective:
a. If the record does not specify a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on
the date the record is filed as evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of
state of the date on the record.
b. If the record specifies a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on the
specified date.
1. A record authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing 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
secretary of state determines that a record complies with the filing requirements of this
chapter, then the secretary of state shall file the record and return a copy of the filed
record to the person that delivered it to the secretary of state for filing. That person
shall then send a copy of the filed record to the person on whose behalf the record
was filed.
2. Upon request and payment of a fee provided in section 10-33-139, the secretary of
state shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.
3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a record delivered to the
secretary of state for filing under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date
within ninety days. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed by the
secretary of state is effective:
a. If the record does not specify a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on
the date the record is filed as evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of
state of the date on the record.
b. If the record specifies a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on the
specified date.
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