North Dakota Code § 13-11-13

Contracts, books, and records
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1. Upon request, each debt-settlement provider shall furnish to the commissioner a copy 
of the contract entered between the debt-settlement provider and the debtor. The 
debt-settlement provider shall furnish the debtor with a copy of the written contract at 
the time of execution which sets forth the charges, if any, agreed upon for the services 
of the debt-settlement provider.
2. Each debt-settlement provider shall maintain records and accounts that will enable any 
debtor contracting with the debt-settlement provider, at any reasonable time, to 
ascertain the status of all the debtor's accounts with the debt-settlement service 
provider, including the amount of any fees paid by the debtor, amount held in trust, if 
applicable, settlement offers made and received on each of the debtor's accounts, and 
legally enforceable settlements reached with the debtor's creditors. Within seven days 
after a request for that information by the debtor, the debt-settlement provider shall 
furnish a statement showing the total amount received and the total disbursements to 
each creditor to any individual. Each debt-settlement provider shall issue a receipt for 
each payment made by the debtor at a debt-settlement provider office. Each 
debt-settlement provider shall prepare and retain in the file of each debtor a written 
analysis of the debtor's income and expenses to substantiate that the plan of payment 
is feasible and practical.

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