North Dakota Code § 41-09-72

(9-501) Filing office
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if the local law of this state governs 
perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing 
statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is:
a. The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the 
related real property, if:
(1) The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or
(2) The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods 
that are or are to become fixtures; or
b. The office of the recorder in any county in this state or in the office of the 
secretary of state, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is 
goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed 
as a fixture filing.
2. The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in 
collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the secretary of 
state. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral 
indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.
3. The secretary of state shall provide an electronic means for filing any record required 
or permitted to be filed by this title. This may include use of business-to-business 

methods using a common data format and must include a web-based application. Any 
record that is not filed electronically must be rejected.

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