North Dakota Code 26.1-19-03 – Exceptions
This chapter does not apply to:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-19-03
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. Commercial insurers licensed or authorized to do business in this state or to any nonadmitted insurers.
2. Retainer contracts made by attorneys with individual clients with fees based upon an estimate of the nature and amount of services to be provided to a specific client and similar contracts made with a group of clients involved in the same or closely related legal matters.
3. Plans providing no benefits other than consultation with and advice by an attorney in connection or combination with referral services.
4. The furnishing of legal services on an informal basis, involving neither an express contractual obligation nor reasonable expectations, in the context of an employment, membership, educational, or similar relationship.
5. Employee welfare benefit plans as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-406; 88 Stat. 829].
6. Prepaid legal services plans that pay only an administrative fee to an attorney. Under this subsection, the payment of only an administrative fee to an attorney is not considered payment for or reimbursement of the cost of legal services and related expenses and court costs.