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Code · North Dakota · Title 39 · Chapter 39-05

39-05-22. Department to maintain file of surrendered certificates of title - Purpose -

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Records.
The department shall retain and appropriately file every surrendered certificate of title, such file to be maintained to permit the tracing of title of vehicles designated therein.
1. The department shall file, upon receipt, each affidavit of affixation relating to a
manufactured home that is delivered in accordance with section 47-10-27 when
satisfied of the affidavit's genuineness and regularity.
2. The department shall maintain a record of each affidavit of affixation filed in
accordance with subsection 1. The record must state the name of each owner of the
related manufactured home, the county of recordation, the date of recordation, the
book and page number of each book of records in which there has been recorded an
affidavit of affixation under section 47-10-27, and any other information the department
prescribes.
3. The department shall file, upon receipt, each application for surrender of the
manufacturer's certificate of origin relating to a manufactured home that is delivered in
accordance with subsection 1 of section 39-05-35, when satisfied of the application's
genuineness and regularity.
4. The department shall file, upon receipt, each application for surrender of the certificate
of title relating to a manufactured home that is delivered in accordance with
subsection 2 of section 39-05-35, when satisfied of the application's genuineness and
regularity.
5. The department shall file, upon receipt, each application for confirmation of conversion
relating to a manufactured home that is delivered in accordance with subsection 3 of
section 39-05-35, when satisfied of the application's genuineness and regularity.
6. The department shall maintain a record of each manufacturer's certificate of origin
accepted for surrender as provided in subsection 1 of section 39-05-35. The record
must state the name of each owner of the manufactured home, the date the
manufacturer's certificate of origin was accepted for surrender, the county of
recordation, the date of recordation, the book and page number of each book of
records in which there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation under section
47-10-27, and any other information the department prescribes.
7. The department shall maintain a record of each manufactured home certificate of title
accepted for surrender as provided in subsection 2 of section 39-05-35. The record
must state the name of each owner of the manufactured home, the date the certificate
of title was accepted for surrender, the county of recordation, the date of recordation,
the book and page number of each book of records in which there has been recorded
an affidavit of affixation under section 47-10-27, and any other information the
department prescribes.
8. The department shall maintain a record of each application for confirmation of
conversion accepted as provided in subsection 3 of section 39-05-35. The record must
state the name of each owner of the manufactured home, the county of recordation,
the date of recordation, the book and page number of each book of records in which
there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation under section 47-10-27, and any
other information the department prescribes.
9. Records of surrendered certificates of title and the records referred to in subsections 6,
7, and 8 must be maintained permanently. The department shall maintain a website an
interested person may use to supply a vehicle identification number in order to confirm
the status of a manufactured home as real estate under subsection 6 of section
47-10-27 and to confirm the department retired the manufacturer's certificate of origin
or certificate of title.
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