North Dakota § 41-09-08 - (9-108) Sufficiency of description
Full text of North Dakota North Dakota Century Code § 41-09-08 — (9-108) Sufficiency of description, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-09-08. (9-108) Sufficiency of description
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 through 5, a description of personal or real property is sufficient, regardless of whether the description is specific, if the description reasonably identifies what is described. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a description of collateral reasonably identifies the collateral if it identifies the collateral by: a. Specific listing; b. Category; c. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a type of collateral defined in the Uniform Commercial Code; d. Quantity; e. Computational or allocational formula or procedure; or f. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any other method, if the identity of the collateral is objectively determinable. 3. A description of collateral as "all the debtor's assets" or "all the debtor's personal property" or using words of similar import does not reasonably identify the collateral. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a description of a security entitlement, securities account, or commodity account is sufficient if the description describes: a. The collateral by those terms or as investment property; or b. The underlying financial asset or commodity contract. 5. A description only by type of collateral defined in the Uniform Commercial Code is an insufficient description of: a. A commercial tort claim; or b. A security entitlement, a securities account, or a commodity account.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Dakota Century Code § 41-09-08 cover?
Section 41-09-08 ("(9-108) Sufficiency of description") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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