N.D. Cent. Code § 6-08-24
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6-08-24. Actions on accounts and claims limited
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6-08-24. Actions on accounts and claims limited
No depositor or other creditor may commence an action against a bank on any account or
claim of any kind after the expiration of the six-year period provided for in section 6-08-23,
unless such depositor or creditor has, within such six-year period, made demand in writing on
such bank requesting a settlement or adjustment of such claim; provided, however, that ledger
sheets showing unpaid balances in favor of depositors may not be destroyed unless a
photographic copy is retained in accordance with section 31-08-01.1, and nothing in sections
6-08-23 and 6-08-24 may be construed as limiting the time when actions may be brought to
recover such balances.
No depositor or other creditor may commence an action against a bank on any account or
claim of any kind after the expiration of the six-year period provided for in section 6-08-23,
unless such depositor or creditor has, within such six-year period, made demand in writing on
such bank requesting a settlement or adjustment of such claim; provided, however, that ledger
sheets showing unpaid balances in favor of depositors may not be destroyed unless a
photographic copy is retained in accordance with section 31-08-01.1, and nothing in sections
6-08-23 and 6-08-24 may be construed as limiting the time when actions may be brought to
recover such balances.
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