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North Dakota SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to North Dakota authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

1reviewed source record
1express text-message source
0fact-dependent sources
0related or unresolved sources

What the sources say

The North Dakota sources reviewed for this page include 1 source that expressly cover text messaging. Other sources may apply only to particular activities or provide related context. Federal law, carrier policy, and sender-registration requirements may still apply alongside state law.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

N.D.C.C. Chapter 51-28

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How this authority relates to messaging

The reviewed source expressly includes text messaging within a broader legal or regulatory framework.

What the source establishes

  • North Dakota directly includes texts in its solicitation framework.

Limits and important context

  • State enforcement generally.
  • Current official Century Code PDF.
  • Transactional, exempt, or noncommercial communications still require separate classification.

Exceptions or special treatment

  • Transactional communication: Transactional, exempt, or noncommercial communications still require separate classification.
  • Exempt or noncommercial communication: Transactional, exempt, or noncommercial communications still require separate classification.

Official and supporting sources

  1. §§ 51-28-01 to 51-28-02, PDF pp. 1–2
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
North Dakota
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

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