§ 45-11-02.1 — Electronic filing of fictitious name certificate

North Dakota § 45-11-02.1

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 45: Partnerships
• Ch. 45-11: Fictitious Partnership Name

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A partnership may file a fictitious name certificate by electronic communication with the
secretary of state. The following definitions apply to electronic fictitious name certificate filings
with the secretary of state:
1. "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
2. "Electronic communication" means any form of communication acceptable to the
secretary of state, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper:
a. That creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient
of the communication; and
b. That may be directly reproduced in paper form by the recipient through an
automated process.
3. "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received,
or stored by electronic means.
4. "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or
logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent
to sign the record.
5. "Legal recognition" means a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or
enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. If a provision of this chapter
requires:
a. A record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the requirement.
b. A signature, an electronic signature satisfies the requirement.
6. "Signed" means that the signature of a person, which may be a facsimile affixed,
engraved, printed, placed, stamped with indelible ink, transmitted by facsimile

telecommunication or electronically, or in any other manner reproduced on the
document, and is communicated by a method or medium of communication
acceptable to the secretary of state.