North Dakota Code 41-03-15 – (3-115) Incomplete instrument
1. “Incomplete instrument” means a signed writing, whether or not issued by the signer, the contents of which show at the time of signing that it is incomplete but that the signer intended it to be completed by the addition of words or numbers.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 41-03-15
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. Subject to subsection 3, if an incomplete instrument is an instrument under section 41-03-04, it may be enforced according to its terms if it is not completed or according to its terms as augmented by completion. If an incomplete instrument is not an instrument under section 41-03-04 but, after completion, the requirements of section 41-03-04 are met, the instrument may be enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
3. If words or numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer, there is an alteration of the incomplete instrument governed by section 41-03-44.
4. The burden of establishing that words or numbers were added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer is on the person asserting the lack of authority.