1. "Mandatory cover sheet" means a form developed by a state agency which must accompany any tangible media filing. The form must identify the filer and list the filer's full post-office address and telephone number. The form may also contain any filing fee information or other pertinent information inserted by the state agency and must identify the documents contained on the tangible media. The form must also contain a statement that the filer filing via the tangible medium has examined it and that it contains true and correct copies of the documents to be filed and that by signing the form acknowledges that the filer is intending to sign, subscribe, or verify documents contained on the tangible medium. The form must contain a line for a manual signature of the filer, any representative capacity, and the date the form was executed. If applicable law requires the document to be verified, the form must also contain a notary jurat or equivalent language.
2. "Tangible media" means any tangible media other than paper, which is capable of storing documents and converting the documents into readable usable form by a state agency through the use of existing state agency equipment and associated software. Tangible media include 3.5 inch [8.89 centimeter] diskettes and compact discs - read-only memory (CD-ROMs) and any other tangible media that may exist and which meet the requirements of this chapter.
N.D. Admin Code 72-05-02-02
General Authority: NDCC 1-08-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 1-08-12