North Dakota Code 54-09-02.1 – Secretary of state – Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence
1. All certificates issued by the secretary of state and all copies of records filed in accordance with this chapter or any other chapter, when certified by the secretary of state, may be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as evidence of the facts stated.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-09-02.1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
- seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
- 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. A certificate by the secretary of state under the great seal of this state, as to the existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to records filed by the secretary of state in accordance with this chapter or any other chapter which would not appear from a certified copy of any of the foregoing records or certificates, may be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated.
3. Any certificate or certified copy issued by the secretary of state under this section may be created and disseminated as an electronic record with the same force and effect as if produced in a paper form.