The recorder in each county in this state, unless otherwise earlier permitted by law, shall remove from the files in the recorder’s office, and destroy, all chattel mortgages, agricultural processor’s liens, agricultural supplier’s liens, agister’s liens, mechanic’s liens, repairman’s liens, unpaid earned insurance premium liens, and sales contracts together with any releases for the instrument upon which a claim for relief has accrued and which claim for relief is more than ten years old. At the time of destroying the files the recorder shall note on the margin of the index opposite the record of each instrument so removed and destroyed the date when the instrument was destroyed.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 11-18-14

  • 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