N.D. Cent. Code § 10-15-07: Filing articles of association - Cooperative existence

An original of the articles of association, duly signed and acknowledged, must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The legal corporate existence of a cooperative begins when the certificate of association is issued by the secretary of state or on a later date as specified in the articles of association. The secretary of state shall stamp on the articles of association the date of filing and provide to the cooperative a certificate of the filing.