§ 9-16-01 Definitions
§ 9-16-02 Scope
§ 9-16-03 Prospective application
§ 9-16-04 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures – Variation by agreement
§ 9-16-05 Construction and application
§ 9-16-06 Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
§ 9-16-07 Provision of information in writing – Presentation of records
§ 9-16-08 Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
§ 9-16-09 Effect of change or error
§ 9-16-10 Notarization and acknowledgment
§ 9-16-11 Retention of electronic records – Originals
§ 9-16-12 Admissibility in evidence
§ 9-16-13 Automated transactions
§ 9-16-14 Time and place of sending and receipt
§ 9-16-15 Transferable records
§ 9-16-16 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies
§ 9-16-17 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
§ 9-16-18 Interoperability
§ 9-16-19 Signatures and records secured through blockchain technology – Smart contracts – Ownership of information – Definitions

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 9-16 - Electronic Transactions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. 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
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37