North Dakota Code § 51-18-04

Agreement requirement
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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.

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