§ 43-01-10 — Certificate of registration - Application - Examination - Fee

Any person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company desiring to obtain a certificate of
authority under subsection 2 of section 43-01-09 shall make application therefor to the board
and shall pay to the secretary-treasurer thereof an examination fee not exceeding the actual
cost of the applicant's examination by the board. The application must be upon a form prepared
by the board and must contain such information as may be desired by it. The board shall fix the
date and place for the examination of the applicant and shall give the applicant notice thereof by
mail. The applicant shall appear at the time and place specified in the notice, and the board
shall examine the applicant under such rules as it may prescribe. If the application is made by a
firm, corporation, or limited liability company, one of the members, officers, or managers thereof
shall take the examination.
1. Registered abstracters, within the meaning of the chapter, shall comprise all persons
who shall, upon the passage of this chapter, be in charge, either individually or jointly
with other persons, of the abstract office which is the holder of a valid and subsisting
certificate of authority as provided by this chapter and who shall obtain a certificate of
registration as hereinafter provided, or persons who shall be granted certificates of
registration by the board after passage of this chapter.
2. Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of registration under this chapter shall make
application to the board and shall pay to the secretary-treasurer of the board an
examination fee fixed by the board not exceeding one hundred dollars except as
hereinafter provided. Such application must be upon a form to be prepared by the
board and to contain such information as may be desired by it. Thereupon the board
shall fix a date and place for the examination of such applicant, of which notice must
be given to applicant by mail, who shall appear at such meeting. Whereupon the board
shall proceed to examine such applicant or applicants under such rules as may be
adopted by the board.
3. Any person, who, on July 1, 1953, is in charge, either individually or jointly with other
persons, of an abstract office which is the holder of a valid and subsisting certificate of
authority provided by subsection 2 of section 43-01-09 and who shall make application
to the board prior to the expiration of said certificate of authority shall upon the
payment of a fee fixed by the board not exceeding one hundred dollars be issued a
certificate of registration, without examination, under such rules as may be provided by
said board.
4. The certificate of registration issued by the board must recite that the holder has
complied with this chapter relating to examination or otherwise, and entitles the holder
of the certificate of registration to take charge of any abstract office in any county in

this state holding a certificate of authority under this chapter. Certificates of registration
must be issued upon the payment of a fee fixed by the board not exceeding one
hundred dollars and are valid for one year from the date of issuance but must be
renewed annually by the board upon application within thirty days before the expiration
of the registration upon a payment of a fee fixed by the board not exceeding one
hundred dollars to the secretary-treasurer of the board. The board may issue
temporary certificates of registration in its discretion. After August 1, 1993, an applicant
for renewal of a registration shall include with the application a report of any continuing
education courses attended by the applicant during the previous year. The board shall
adopt rules to establish and administer continuing education requirements.
5. Said board shall keep a register, wherein it shall enter the names of all applications for
registration, and for certificates of authority, with their place of business and such other
information as may be deemed appropriate, including the action taken by said board
thereon, and the dates upon which certificates of registration and certificates of
authority are issued.