N.D. Cent. Code § 11-18-03
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11-18-03. Instruments entitled to record without regard to taxes
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11-18-03. Instruments entitled to record without regard to taxes
The following instruments may be recorded by the recorder without the auditor's certificate
referred to in section 11-18-02:
1. A sheriff's or referee's certificate of sale on execution or on foreclosure of a mortgage.
2. A mineral deed conveying oil, gas, and other minerals in or under the surface of lands.
3. A personal representative's deed or any document terminating joint tenancy or a life
estate or any judgment or decree affecting title to real estate, which must be presented
to the auditor's office prior to being placed of record in order to allow the auditor to
make such changes in the tax rolls of the auditor's office as may be necessary.
4. Any deed conveying to the state, or to any political subdivision or municipal
corporation thereof, any right of way for use as a public street, alley, or highway.
5. Any plat, replat, or auditor's lot accompanied by a resolution requesting the recording
of the plat, replat, or auditor's lot by the governing body of a political subdivision.
6. A statement of succession in interest to minerals deemed to be abandoned under
7. A transfer on death deed or revocation instrument authorized under chapter 30.1-32.1.
The following instruments may be recorded by the recorder without the auditor's certificate
referred to in section 11-18-02:
1. A sheriff's or referee's certificate of sale on execution or on foreclosure of a mortgage.
2. A mineral deed conveying oil, gas, and other minerals in or under the surface of lands.
3. A personal representative's deed or any document terminating joint tenancy or a life
estate or any judgment or decree affecting title to real estate, which must be presented
to the auditor's office prior to being placed of record in order to allow the auditor to
make such changes in the tax rolls of the auditor's office as may be necessary.
4. Any deed conveying to the state, or to any political subdivision or municipal
corporation thereof, any right of way for use as a public street, alley, or highway.
5. Any plat, replat, or auditor's lot accompanied by a resolution requesting the recording
of the plat, replat, or auditor's lot by the governing body of a political subdivision.
6. A statement of succession in interest to minerals deemed to be abandoned under
7. A transfer on death deed or revocation instrument authorized under chapter 30.1-32.1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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