North Dakota § 44-08-04 - Payment for mileage when using state vehicles must be in amounts set for

§ 44-08-04. Payment for mileage when using state vehicles must be in amounts set for

user charges under section 24-02-03.5. All other payments must be in amounts allowed for other state officials and employees. Either general fund or special fund moneys, or other income, may be used for the payment of mileage, meals, and lodging under this subsection. 3. A special fund is established in the state treasury and designated as the administrative hearings fund. The office of administrative hearings shall deposit in the fund all moneys received by it in payment for providing services rendered by any administrative law judge in the conduct of an administrative hearing and related proceedings under this chapter, as well as all moneys received by the office in payment for mileage, meals, and lodging in connection with providing any administrative law judge to conduct an administrative hearing and related proceedings. The moneys in the fund are a standing and continuing appropriation and are appropriated, as necessary, for the following purposes: a. For the office of administrative hearings to pay for salaries, wages, benefits, operating expenses, and equipment, including payment to temporary administrative law judges, as necessary, for the purpose of providing requested administrative law judges to agencies, to any unit of local government in this state, to any tribal government in this state, or to the judicial branch. b. For the office of administrative hearings to pay mileage, meals, and lodging to any administrative law judges, as necessary, in connection with the services to be provided under this chapter.