§ 41-09-94 — (9-523) Information from filing office - Sale or license of records

1. Any person may request electronically an acknowledgment of a filing. The central
indexing system shall provide to the person detailed information and an image of the
record, if not filed electronically, showing the number assigned to the record pursuant
to subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 41-09-90 and the date and time of the filing
of the record.
2. The central indexing system shall communicate electronically the following information
to any person that requests it:
a. Whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the central indexing
system, any statement of an agricultural lien created under chapter 35-17, 35-30,
or 35-31 or any financing statement that:
(1) Designates a particular debtor or, if the request so states, designates a
particular debtor at the address specified in the request;
(2) Has not lapsed under section 41-09-86 with respect to all secured parties of
record; and

(3) Effective January 1, 2002, if the request so states, has lapsed under section
41-09-86 and a record of which is maintained by the central indexing system
under subsection 1 of section 41-09-93;
b. The date and time of filing of each statement and each financing statement; and
c. The information provided in each statement and each financing statement.
3. If a request to the central indexing system cannot be automatically accepted, the
secretary of state shall perform the acts required by subsections 1 and 2 not later than
two business days after the central indexing system receives the request.
4. At least weekly, the secretary of state shall offer to sell or license to the public on a
nonexclusive basis, in bulk, detailed information of all records filed.