§ 51-18-04 — Agreement requirement

North Dakota § 51-18-04

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 51: Sales and Exchanges
• Ch. 51-18: Regulation of Home Solicitation Sales

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No agreement of the buyer in a personal solicitation sale is enforceable unless it is in
writing, dated, contains the signature of the buyer, and contains a conspicuous notice in
substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO BUYER
1. Do not sign this agreement if any of the spaces intended for the agreed terms to the
extent of then available information are left blank.
2. You are entitled to a copy of this agreement at the time you sign it.
3. You may pay off the full unpaid balance due under this agreement at any time, and in
so doing you may receive a full rebate of the unearned finance and insurance charges.
4. You may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the third business day
after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an
explanation of this right.
5. The seller cannot enter your premises unlawfully or commit any breach of the peace to
repossess goods purchased under this agreement.
The agreement must also have attached the following completed form, in duplicate:
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
(Enter date of transaction)
1. You may cancel this transaction, without any penalty or obligation, within three
business days from the above date.
2. If you cancel, any property traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or
sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within ten
business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice, and any
security interest arising out of the transaction will be canceled.
3. If you cancel, you must make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially
as good condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under this contract or
sale; or you may, if you wish, comply with the instructions of the seller regarding the
return shipment of the goods at the seller's expense and risk.
4. If you do make the goods available to the seller and the seller does not pick them up
within twenty days of the date of your notice of cancellation, you may retain or dispose
of the goods without any further obligation. If you fail to make the goods available to
the seller, or if you agree to return the goods to the seller and fail to do so, then you
remain liable for performance of all obligations under the contract.
5. Buyer acknowledges receiving an oral notification that the buyer may cancel this
transaction at any time before midnight of the third business day after the date of this
transaction or fifteen business days if the buyer is sixty-five years of age or older.
(Date)
(Buyer's signature)

6. To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation
notice or any other written notice, or send an electronic mail message to (electronic
mail address of seller), to (name of seller), at (address of seller's place of business)
not later than midnight of (date).
I hereby cancel this transaction.
(Date)
(Buyer's signature)
If the buyer is sixty-five years of age or older, and the purchase price of the product is
greater than fifty dollars, the agreement required by this chapter must either state that the buyer
may cancel the agreement within fifteen business days in accordance with this chapter, or state
in a conspicuous manner that if the buyer is not satisfied with the product for any reason, the
buyer may contact the seller within a period of not less than thirty days from the date of
purchase for a full refund of the purchase price, if the product has not been intentionally
damaged or misused.