N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-13-04
26.1-13-04. Certificate of compliance
26.1-13-04. Certificate of compliance
After articles of incorporation have been approved and filed, the commissioner shall deliver
to the persons filing the articles a certificate to the effect that the county mutual insurance
company has complied with all of the requirements of law. The certificate constitutes the
authority of the company to commence business and issue policies. A certified copy of the
articles and the certificate may be used for or against the company with the same effect as the
original and are conclusive evidence of the fact of the organization of the company as of the
date of the certificate.