Except as otherwise provided by law, each copy of laws, compilations, or codifications furnished to any officer, department, or agency of the state, or to the legislative assembly, its officers, or committees is the property of the state and must be surrendered to the legislative council or to the recipient's successor in office.
46-04-05. Distribution of session laws, compilations, and codifications to county officers. The board of county commissioners of each county, immediately after the publication of any session laws, codes, or compilations, shall cause a copy thereof to be furnished to the following county officers upon request: 1. Auditor. 2. State's attorney. 3. Ex officio clerk of court. 4. Sheriff. If any of the offices legally have been combined in the county, only one copy of the session laws, codes, or compilations requested must be furnished for the combined offices. Any codifications and copies of the session laws remain the permanent property of the county.
46-04-06. Distribution of session laws, compilations, and codifications in municipalities. Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.
46-04-07. Marking session laws, codifications, and compilations - Distinctive color and wording. All session laws, compilations, and codifications distributed under sections 46-04-01 to 46-04-04, except those issued to a member of the legislative assembly through service, must be bound in some distinctive and unusual color, and must be marked plainly in large letters on the outside covers with the words "Property of the State of North Dakota".
46-04-08. Retention of ownership of session laws, compilations, and codifications distributed by municipalities. Each copy of laws, compilations, or codifications distributed by a county or other municipality forever must remain the property thereof, and, at the end of an officer's term, must be delivered by each officer to that officer's successor.