North Dakota § 18-04-05 - Amount due cities, rural fire protection districts, or rural fire departments Transfer to firefighters death benefit fund - Disbursement to North Dakota firefighter's
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§ 18-04-05. Amount due cities, rural fire protection districts, or rural fire departments Transfer to firefighters death benefit fund - Disbursement to North Dakota firefighter's
association - Payments by insurance commissioner - Continuing appropriation. 1. The insurance commissioner shall disburse funds in the insurance tax distribution fund as provided under this section. 2. The insurance commissioner shall transfer an amount of up to one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars per biennium, as may be necessary, to the firefighters death benefit fund for distribution under chapter 18-05.1. 3. The insurance commissioner shall disburse funds to the North Dakota firefighter's association for uses authorized under chapter 18-03. 4. The insurance commissioner shall compute the amounts due to the certified city fire departments, certified rural fire departments, or certified fire protection districts entitled to benefits under this chapter on or before December first of each year. The allocation must be made in proportion to the amount of insurance company premiums received by insurance companies pursuant to section 26.1-03-17 for the lines of insurance identified under section 18-04-04 on property within the city, certified rural fire protection district, or area served by the certified rural fire department to the total of those premiums for those policies in the state. 5. Annually, the insurance commissioner shall determine the amount of insurance premium taxes collected from the insurance lines identified in section 18-04-04 to the certified city fire departments, certified rural fire departments, and certified fire protection districts. Moneys authorized for disbursement under this section are appropriated from the insurance tax distribution fund to the insurance commissioner on a continuing basis for the purpose of this section.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About North Dakota § 18-04-05
What does North Dakota Century Code § 18-04-05 cover?
Section 18-04-05 ("Amount due cities, rural fire protection districts, or rural fire departments Transfer to firefighters death benefit fund - Disbursement to North Dakota firefighter's") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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