N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-78

10-33-78. Acceptance of member act by the corporation

1. If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to

the record name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith may accept the

vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member.

2. Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, if the name signed on a vote, consent,

waiver, or proxy appointment does not correspond to the record name of a member,

the corporation if acting in good faith may accept the vote, consent waiver, or proxy

appointment and give it effect as the act of the member if:

a. The member is an organization and the name signed purports to be that of an

officer, manager, or agent of the organization;

b. The name signed purports to be that of an administrator, guardian, or conservator

representing the member and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary

status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote,

consent, waiver, or proxy appointment;

c. The name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the

member, and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to

the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or

proxy appointment;

d. The name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or attorney in

fact of the member and if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the

corporation of the signatory's authority to sign for the member has been

presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; or

e. Two or more persons hold the membership as cotenants or fiduciaries and the

name signed purports to be the name of at least one of the coholders and the

person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the coholders.

3. The corporation may reject a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment if the officer

or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for

doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory's authority to sign

for the member.

4. The corporation or its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver,

or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section

is not liable in damages to the member for the consequences of the acceptance or

rejection.

5. Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, consent, waiver, or

proxy appointment under this section is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction

determines otherwise.