North Dakota § 40-40-20 - Contracts made prior to appropriation prohibited - Contracts for water for
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§ 40-40-20. Contracts made prior to appropriation prohibited - Contracts for water for
fire protection excepted. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in section 40-05-05, no contract shall be made by the governing body of a municipality and no expense shall be incurred by any officers or departments of the corporation unless there shall have been a previous appropriation providing for such expense. The governing body may enter into contracts with persons, associations, corporations, or limited liability companies for the furnishing of water for fire protection to the municipality, and in case such contract extends over a term of years, it shall be unnecessary that a previous appropriation shall have been made except to cover the amounts payable under the contract for the first year thereof. Such a contract shall not be made for a longer period than twenty years.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Dakota Century Code § 40-40-20 cover?
Section 40-40-20 ("Contracts made prior to appropriation prohibited - Contracts for water for") 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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