North Dakota Code 41-09-91 – (9-520) Acceptance and refusal to accept record
1. A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in subsection 2 of section 41-09-87 and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in subsection 2 of section 41-09-87.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 41-09-91
- Debtor: means a natural person whose name was provided in a financing statement record as an individual debtor or one of the types of persons listed in section 41-09-76. See North Dakota Code 41-10-01
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but in no event more than two business days after the filing office receives the record.
3. A filed financing statement satisfying subsections 1 and 2 of section 41-09-73 is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection 1. However, section 41-09-58 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in subdivision e of subsection 2 of section 41-09-87 which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.
4. If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately.