North Dakota Century Code Title 41. Uniform Commercial Code § 41-09-27. (9-307) Location of debtor

1. In this section, “place of business” means a place where a debtor conducts its affairs.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine a debtor's location:

3. Subsection 2 applies only if a debtor's residence, place of business, or chief executive office, as applicable, is located in a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, recording, or registration system as a condition or result of the security interest's obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the collateral. If subsection 2 does not apply, the debtor is located in the District of Columbia.

4. A person that ceases to exist, have a residence, or have a place of business continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsections 2 and 3.

5. A registered organization that is organized under the law of a state is located in that state.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, a registered organization that is organized under the law of the United States and a branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state are located:

7. A registered organization continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsection 5 or 6 notwithstanding:

8. The United States is located in the District of Columbia.

9. A branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state is located in the state in which the branch or agency is licensed, if all branches and agencies of the bank are licensed in only one state.

10. A foreign air carrier under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, [Pub. L. 85-726; 72 Stat. 731] is located at the designated office of the agent upon which service of process may be made on behalf of the carrier.

11. This section applies only for purposes of this part.