North Dakota Statutes
§ 3-01-01 — Definition
North Dakota § 3-01-01
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N.D. Cent. Code § 3-01-01 (2026).
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Agency is the relationship which results when one person, called the principal, authorizes
another, called the agent, to act for the principal in dealing with third persons.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 3-01-01
Definition§ 3-01-02
General and special agent defined§ 3-01-03
Actual and ostensible agency defined§ 3-01-05
Authorization to agent§ 3-01-06
How agency created§ 3-01-07
No consideration necessary§ 3-01-09
Retroactive ratification limited§ 3-01-10
Rescission of ratification§ 3-01-11
Termination of agency§ 3-02-01
Acts done by or to agent§ 3-02-02
Actual or ostensible authority§ 3-02-03
Agent authority§ 3-02-04
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