Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 41-10-01
in effect41-10-01. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
1. "Authorized", when used with reference to a financing statement record, means that
the financing statement record was filed by a person authorized to do so as provided
in sections 41-09-80 and 41-09-130.
2. "Debtor" means a natural person whose name was provided in a financing statement
record as an individual debtor or one of the types of persons listed in section 41-09-76.
3. "Filing office" or "filing officer" refers to the central indexing system, which must be
provided by the secretary of state, where a financing statement record is to be filed
electronically as provided by section 41-09-72.
4. "Financing statement record" means an initial financing statement, an amendment that
adds collateral covered by a financing statement, and an amendment that adds a
debtor to a financing statement as such terms are used in this title.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t41c10.pdf#nameddest=41-10-01Fetched: 10/16/2026