1.    A person who signs a document submitted to the secretary of state without authority to sign that document or who signs the document knowing the document is false in any material respect is subject to the penalties of perjury or false statement set forth in chapter 12.1-11.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-09-14

  • paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
  • 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.    Any document submitted to the office of the secretary of state online may be signed by any person as agent of any person whose signature is required by law. The signing party must indicate on the application that the person is acting as the agent of the person whose signature would be required and that the person has been authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant. The name of the person signing, entered on the online application, constitutes a valid signature by such an agent.

3.    Any document relating to a filing by a business entity or assumed name submitted to the office of the secretary of state on paper may be signed by any person as agent of any person whose signature is required by law. The signing party must indicate on the document that the signing party is acting as the agent of the person whose signature would be required and that the signing party has been authorized to sign on behalf of that person.

            

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