Secretary of state - Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence
N.D. Cent. Code § 45-10.2-112
in effect45-10.2-112. Secretary of state - Certificates and certified copies to be received in
evidence.
1. All copies of records filed in accordance with this chapter, when certified by the
secretary of state, may be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official
bodies as evidence of the facts stated.
2. A certificate by the secretary of state under the great seal of this state, as to the
existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to limited partnerships or foreign limited
partnerships which would not appear from a certified copy of any of the foregoing
records or certificates, may be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and
official bodies as evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated.
3. Any certificate or certified copy issued by the secretary of state under this section may
be created and disseminated as an electronic record with the same force and effect as
if produced in a paper form.
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