N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-13-04

After articles of incorporation have been approved and filed, the commissioner shall deliver to the persons filing the articles a certificate to the effect that the county mutual insurance company has complied with all of the requirements of law. The certificate constitutes the authority of the company to commence business and issue policies. A certified copy of the articles and the certificate may be used for or against the company with the same effect as the original and are conclusive evidence of the fact of the organization of the company as of the date of the certificate.