North Dakota Code 10-15-53 – Secretary of state – Filing documents – Effective date
1. A record authorized or required to be filed with the secretary of state 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 filing fees required by section 10-15-54 have been paid, then, unless the secretary of state determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall file the record, and for all records, except annual reports, send an image of the filed record to the person who filed the record.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 10-15-53
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
2. Upon request and payment of the fee provided in section 10-15-54, the secretary of state shall send to the requester a certified copy of a requested record.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed with the secretary of state under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date that is no later than ninety days from the date of filing. If the record does not specify a delayed effective date, a record filed with the secretary of state is effective on the date the record is filed as evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of state of the date on the record.