North Dakota Code — 54
Browse 996 sections in division 54 of the North Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 54-01-01. Original and ultimate title to all property in state
- § 54-01-02. When property escheats
- § 54-01-02.1. Unclaimed funds defined
- § 54-01-02.2. Notice of unclaimed funds
- § 54-01-02.3. Disposal of unclaimed funds
- § 54-01-03. State may acquire property by taxation
- § 54-01-04. State may acquire property by right of eminent domain
- § 54-01-05. State may acquire property by eminent domain for state institution
- § 54-01-05.1. State-owned land - How transferred
- § 54-01-05.2. Sale of state-owned land - Notice
- § 54-01-05.3. Attorney general to review bills providing for sale of land - Commissioner
- § 54-01-05.4. Impact analysis - Governor to require
- § 54-01-05.5. Bills authorizing sale or exchange of state-owned land - Written report Assessment
- § 54-01-06. Jurisdiction over property in state - Limitations
- § 54-01-07. Legislative consent to purchase of lands by United States - Jurisdiction
- § 54-01-08. Jurisdiction ceded to lands acquired by United States for military post
- § 54-01-09. Ceding to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over certain lands which
- § 54-01-09.1. State offenses - Concurrent jurisdiction ceded to the United States
- § 54-01-09.2. Concurrent jurisdiction - Vested upon acceptance
- § 54-01-09.3. Retrocession of jurisdiction - Acceptance - Filing
- § 54-01-09.4. United States military installations - Concurrent jurisdiction
- § 54-01-10. State may accept military and Indian reservations
- § 54-01-10.1. Acceptance of Fraine Barracks
- § 54-01-11. Who has charge of property ceded by United States to state
- § 54-01-12. Exchange of lands on Indian reservation between state and federal
- § 54-01-13. Exchange of lands on Fort Berthold reservation
- § 54-01-13.1. Exchange of lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- § 54-01-13.2. Appraisal
- § 54-01-13.3. Conveyance
- § 54-01-14. Lease of land to northern great plains dairy station - When to terminate
- § 54-01-15. Acquisition of national forest lands by United States - Jurisdiction of state
- § 54-01-16. Power of Congress to make rules governing land acquired for national
- § 54-01-17. Right of way over state lands
- § 54-01-17.1. Granting easements to state-owned land - Procedure
- § 54-01-17.2. North Dakota-Saskatchewan-Manitoba boundary advisory committee
- § 54-01-18. All persons within the state subject to its jurisdiction and entitled to
- § 54-01-19. Rights of state over persons enumerated
- § 54-01-20. The people defined
- § 54-01-21. Citizens defined
- § 54-01-22. Persons not citizens
- § 54-01-23. Duty of citizens - Allegiance defined - How renounced
- § 54-01-24. Rights and duties of citizens not electors
- § 54-01-25. Rights and duties of citizens of other states
- § 54-01-26. Residence - Rules for determining
- § 54-01-27. Lease of state-owned property
- § 54-01-28. Northern plains national heritage area - Use of state funds and property
- § 54-01-29. Prohibition on the purchase of certain real property and easements with
- § 54-01-29.1. Federal legislation encouraged to return lands and mineral rights to the
- § 54-02-01. Great seal - Permitted uses - Penalty for commercial use
- § 54-02-02. State flag
- § 54-02-03. State flower
- § 54-02-04. State song
- § 54-02-05. State tree
- § 54-02-06. State bird
- § 54-02-07. Theodore Roosevelt rough rider award
- § 54-02-08. State fossil - Teredo petrified wood
- § 54-02-09. Adoption of North Dakota state march
- § 54-02-10. State grass
- § 54-02-11. State art museum
- § 54-02-12. State beverage
- § 54-02-13. English as official language
- § 54-02-14. State railroad museum
- § 54-02-15. Honorary equine
- § 54-02-16. State dance
- § 54-02-17. State fruit
- § 54-02-18. State Latin motto
- § 54-02-19. State insect
- § 54-02-20. State sport
- § 54-02-21. State rock
- § 54-02-22. State vegetable
- § 54-02-23. State waltz
- § 54-03-01. State legislative apportionment
- § 54-03-01.1. Numbering legislative districts - Classes of senators to provide staggered
- § 54-03-01.2. Legislative subdistricting - Methods
- § 54-03-01.3. Election on petition - Ballot form - Vote required
- § 54-03-01.4. Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - Results
- § 54-03-01.5. Legislative redistricting requirements
- § 54-03-01.6. State legislative apportionment
- § 54-03-01.7. State legislative apportionment
- § 54-03-01.8. Staggering of the terms of senators
- § 54-03-01.9. Legislative redistricting
- § 54-03-01.10. Staggering of terms of representatives
- § 54-03-01.11. Legislative redistricting
- § 54-03-01.12. Legislative districts
- § 54-03-01.13. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly
- § 54-03-01.14. Legislative districts
- § 54-03-01.15. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly
- § 54-03-02. When legislative assembly meets
- § 54-03-02.1. Definitions
- § 54-03-02.2. Virtual session of the legislative management and legislative assembly
- § 54-03-03. Secretary of senate and chief clerk of house to receive certifications and to
- § 54-03-04. Organizational session - Calling to order - Officers - Term of office - Officers
- § 54-03-05. Who to administer oath of office to members and officers of the legislative
- § 54-03-06. Chairman of committee may administer oath
- § 54-03-07. Qualifications of members - Each house to judge
- § 54-03-08. Selection of officers and employees of legislative assembly
- § 54-03-09. Oath of officers
- § 54-03-10. Compensation of speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority
- § 54-03-11. Payment of legislative costs and expenses - President pro tempore of the
- § 54-03-12. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house
- § 54-03-13. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house after legislative
- § 54-03-14. Removal of officers or employees
- § 54-03-15. Discharge of officers and employees
- § 54-03-16. Legislative expense - Appropriation
- § 54-03-17. Punishment by each house for offenses
- § 54-03-18. Penalty
- § 54-03-19. Seal to be affixed to bills
- § 54-03-19.1. Legislative compensation commission - Appointment of members
- § 54-03-19.2. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses
- § 54-03-20. Compensation and expense reimbursement of members of the legislative
- § 54-03-20.1. Compensation for attending legislators
- § 54-03-20.2. Creation of legislative compensation commission - Appointment of
- § 54-03-20.3. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses
- § 54-03-21. Conflict of interest - Prohibition - Misdemeanor
- § 54-03-22. When party or attorney is member of legislative assembly
- § 54-03-23. Century Code distributed to each legislator - Retention
- § 54-03-24. Administrative code
- § 54-03-25. Bills and amendments affecting workforce safety and insurance fund Actuarial impact statement
- § 54-03-26. Personal computers and associated software used by legislators - Fee Continuing appropriation
- § 54-03-27. Service in the legislative assembly - Leave of absence from employment
- § 54-03-28. Health insurance mandated coverage of services - Cost-benefit analysis
- § 54-03-29. Acceptance of gifts - Continuing appropriation
- § 54-03-30. Audio recording of floor sessions
- § 54-03-31. Federal health care reform law
- § 54-03-32. Review of presidential executive orders - Restriction
- § 54-03-33. Certification of delegates to United States convention of the states
- § 54-03-34. Dynamic fiscal impact bill selection committee
- § 54-03-35. Legacy fund - Cost-benefit analysis - Legacy and budget stabilization fund
- § 54-06-01. Definitions
- § 54-06-02. State officers reside at capital
- § 54-06-03. Report of state officers and boards
- § 54-06-04. Form and number of reports to be submitted
- § 54-06-04.1. State agencies, departments, and institutions charging fees shall make
- § 54-06-04.2. Information to employees on state employee health and retirement and
- § 54-06-04.3. Joint publication and distribution of information by state agencies - Fees
- § 54-06-05. Office of management and budget may condense report - Number of copies
- § 54-06-06. Salaries of state officers and employees - Periodic payment
- § 54-06-07. Salaries full compensation - Fees paid over to state treasurer
- § 54-06-08. Record of fees kept by state officers - Report to state treasurer
- § 54-06-08.1. Clearing accounts and cash balances maintained by state agencies
- § 54-06-08.2. Payment by credit or debit card or by electronic fund transfer - State
- § 54-06-09. Mileage and travel expense of state officers and employees
- § 54-06-09.1. Certification of unlawful expense and traveling account - Penalty - Action
- § 54-06-10. Out-of-state travel - Authorization necessary
- § 54-06-11. Amounts of bonds of state officers
- § 54-06-12. Publishing false statements - Penalty
- § 54-06-13. Salary limitations suspended
- § 54-06-14. Annual leave and sick leave for state employees
- § 54-06-14.1. State leave sharing program
- § 54-06-14.2. State sick leave sharing program
- § 54-06-14.3. Disaster services, emergency medical services, and firefighter
- § 54-06-14.4. State employee leave for organ or bone marrow donation
- § 54-06-14.5. Use of sick leave and annual leave - Birth or adoption - Family leave
- § 54-06-14.6. Sick leave for consequences of domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking,
- § 54-06-14.7. State leave sharing program - Rulemaking. (Retroactive application See note)
- § 54-06-15. Failure of officials and employees working in capitol building to return keys
- § 54-06-16. Minimum wage standards for employees of state
- § 54-06-17. Certain rental-purchase-type agreements authorized
- § 54-06-18. Director to authorize postage meters
- § 54-06-19. Appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils - Gender
- § 54-06-20. Indigent civil legal services fund - Distribution - Continuing appropriation Records
- § 54-06-21. Public employee personnel records - Administration - Access
- § 54-06-22. Crime victims' account - Administration
- § 54-06-23. Child care services provided by state agency or institution
- § 54-06-24. State employee suggestion incentive program
- § 54-06-24.1. Telecommuting incentive program for state employees
- § 54-06-25. State employees compensation commission - Appointment of members
- § 54-06-26. Use of state telephones by state officials and employees
- § 54-06-27. Emergency service volunteers - Leave
- § 54-06-28. Emergency service volunteers - Temporary leave for firefighters, emergency
- § 54-06-29. Expenses incurred to collect funds owed the state - Continuing
- § 54-06-30. State employee performance bonus program - Criteria - Limitations
- § 54-06-31. State employee recruitment and retention bonus programs - Criteria Limitations
- § 54-06-32. State employee service awards
- § 54-06-33. Employer-paid tuition
- § 54-06-34. Employer-paid professional organization membership and service club
- § 54-06-35. Expenditure made pursuant to rule or policy
- § 54-06-36. Honor guard leave
- § 54-06-37. Authorization to purchase or lease aircraft - Legislative assembly or budget
- § 54-06-38. Harassment policies
- § 54-06-39. Pledge of allegiance
- § 54-06-40. Proxy voting
- § 54-06-41. Investments - Prohibition - Israel boycott
- § 54-07-01. Powers and duties of governor
- § 54-07-01.1. Emergency powers of the governor
- § 54-07-01.2. Governor to have power to appoint majority of members of certain boards
- § 54-07-01.3. Governor to coordinate conversion to metric system by executive branch
- § 54-07-01.4. Office of management and budget to be designated or appointed as
- § 54-07-01.5. Governor to file bills with secretary of state
- § 54-07-01.6. Governor to receive bills
- § 54-07-02. Records kept by governor
- § 54-07-03. Persons acting as governor - Powers and duties
- § 54-07-04. Salary of governor
- § 54-07-05. Highway safety assent
- § 54-07-06. Division of economic opportunity
- § 54-07-07. Governor's prevention and advisory council duties - Continuing
- § 54-07-08. North Dakota youth council - Creation
- § 54-07-09. Youth council chairman - Meetings
- § 54-07-10. Youth council powers
- § 54-07-11. Youth council duties
- § 54-07-12. Theodore Roosevelt presidential library and museum endowment fund Continuing appropriation - Budget section report
- § 54-07-13. Children's cabinet - Membership - Duties - Working groups - Report
- § 54-07-14. Boards review task force - Report to legislative management. (Expired
- § 54-08-01. Duties of lieutenant governor
- § 54-08-02. Disability of lieutenant governor - Who shall act
- § 54-08-03. Salary of lieutenant governor
- § 54-08-04. Salary of lieutenant governor when acting for governor
- § 54-09-01. Records in custody of secretary of state
- § 54-09-02. Duties of secretary of state
- § 54-09-02.1. Secretary of state - Certificates and certified copies to be received in
- § 54-09-03. Secretary of state to mark books distributed
- § 54-09-04. Fees
- § 54-09-04.1. Exception from fees
- § 54-09-05. Salary of secretary of state
- § 54-09-06. Official bond
- § 54-09-07. Service of process on secretary of state if agent not found or if secretary of
- § 54-09-08. Secretary of state's general services operating fund
- § 54-09-09. Computerized central indexing system - Rules
- § 54-09-10. Secretary of state to compile lists for crops and livestock - Distribution of
- § 54-09-11. Fees
- § 54-09-12. Confidential information in filed records
- § 54-09-12.1. Criminal history record check
- § 54-09-13. Role of secretary of state in filing signed documents and records
- § 54-09-14. Filing signed documents and records with the secretary of state - Use of
- § 54-10-01. Powers and duties of state auditor - Report. (Retroactive application See note)
- § 54-10-01.1. State auditor to audit emergency commission action
- § 54-10-02. Auditor to have access to all state offices
- § 54-10-03. Official bond
- § 54-10-04. Legislative assembly to provide for audit of state auditor's office
- § 54-10-05. Auditor to set up account against person who fails to render account
- § 54-10-06. Auditor may procure books and blanks
- § 54-10-07. Auditor to have access to all state offices
- § 54-10-08. Legislative inspection of books of state auditor
- § 54-10-09. Transmit forms and instructions to county auditors
- § 54-10-10. Salary of state auditor
- § 54-10-11. Official bond
- § 54-10-12. Department of transportation property
- § 54-10-13. Political subdivisions - Audits - State auditor powers
- § 54-10-14. Political subdivisions - Audits - Fees - Alternative audits and reports
- § 54-10-15. Audits of political subdivisions by request of governor or order of the
- § 54-10-16. Audit in case of irregularity or embezzlement
- § 54-10-17. Audit of counties
- § 54-10-18. Supervision of records and fiscal affairs of counties
- § 54-10-19. Supervision of public institutions and private institutions with which state
- § 54-10-20. Special state auditor
- § 54-10-21. Duty of state auditor on failures by officers
- § 54-10-22. Public officers to aid state auditor - Auditor's authority on investigation Referral of open records request
- § 54-10-22.1. State auditor's access to information relating to operations of
- § 54-10-23. Obstructing or misleading auditor - Penalty
- § 54-10-24. The state auditor shall have access to tax returns and other records filed
- § 54-10-25. Divulging of certain secret information prohibited
- § 54-10-25.1. Reporting noncompliance - Confidentiality
- § 54-10-26. State auditor's working papers
- § 54-10-27. Occupational and professional boards - Audits and reports
- § 54-10-28. Information technology responsibilities
- § 54-10-29. Audits of computer systems - Penalty
- § 44-04-27. Any individual who knowingly discloses confidential information is subject to
- § 54-10-30. State board of higher education audits - Higher education audit division
- § 54-10-31. Department of financial institutions - Audit and reports
- § 54-11-01. Duties and powers of state treasurer
- § 54-11-01.1. Bicentennial trust fund - Created - Expenditures
- § 54-11-02. Monthly warrants turned over to office of management and budget
- § 54-11-03. Warrants - Redemption - Duty of treasurer
- § 54-11-04. Records of state treasurer
- § 54-11-05. Books and blanks furnished by state to treasurer - Kept as state records
- § 54-11-06. Irregularities in books of treasurer - Auditor to report to governor Temporary suspension of treasurer
- § 54-11-07. Suspension of treasurer by governor - Appointment
- § 54-11-08. State bonds - Registration
- § 54-11-09. Registration of bonds vests ownership
- § 54-11-10. Treasurer accountable for delinquencies
- § 54-11-11. Purchase of warrants or accounts by state treasurer prohibited
- § 54-11-12. Unlawful purchases by state treasurer - Penalty
- § 54-11-13. Salary of state treasurer
- § 54-11-14. Official bond of state treasurer
- § 54-11-15. Appointment of agents
- § 54-11-16. Criminal history record checks
- § 54-11-17. Moneys in the state treasury - Management. (Expired effective July 1, 2028)
- § 54-11-18. Cash management board - Report. (Expired effective July 1, 2028)
- § 54-12-01. Attorney general - Duties. (Retroactive application - See note)
- § 54-12-01.1. Attorney general to publish eminent domain information
- § 54-12-01.2. Regulation of gaming schools
- § 54-12-01.3. Judicial officers - Legal defense - Indemnification
- § 54-12-01.4. Limitation of effect of certain opinions of attorney general
- § 54-12-02. Attorney general may institute action in which state is a party
- § 54-12-03. Attorney general may make investigation in county - How expenses paid
- § 54-12-04. Attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal matters in counties
- § 54-12-04.1. Attorney general to make investigation on Indian reservation - Expenses
- § 54-12-04.2. Child sexual abuse investigation and prosecution
- § 54-12-05. Biennial report
- § 54-12-06. Assistant attorneys general - Attorney general may appoint
- § 54-12-07. Salary of assistant attorneys general
- § 54-12-08. Assistant and special assistant attorneys general - Appointment Revocation - Compensation
- § 54-12-08.1. Contingent fee arrangements
- § 54-12-09. Assistant attorney general for board of university and school lands Appointment - Revocation - Oath
- § 54-12-09.1. Salary of assistant attorney general for board of university and school
- § 54-12-10. Assistant attorney general for board of university and school lands Execution of certificates and documents
- § 54-12-11. Salary of attorney general
- § 54-12-12. Licensing department - Inspectors - Powers and duties
- § 54-12-13. Special assistant attorneys general report of salaries and expenses
- § 54-12-14. Assets forfeiture fund - Created - Purpose - Continuing appropriation