North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-29-02. Registration of stock

For the purposes of this chapter, a stockholder shall register the stockholder's shares by presenting to the corporation at the address stated the stock certificates representing the shares of stock owned by such stockholder. The secretary of the corporation, or any other officer or director thereof, shall register the name and address of the stockholder, the number and class of shares held, and the certificate number of the stock certificate upon a stock and transfer list. If the stockholder in whose name the stock was issued is dead, the fiduciary or other person then entitled to the stock shall present in addition an affidavit stating that the stockholder in whose name the stock was issued is dead and setting forth facts to show that the fiduciary or other person is entitled to the stock. If the certificate is lost or destroyed, the stockholder or other person entitled thereto may, in lieu of the stock certificate, present proof of such loss or destruction and of the person's rights of ownership.