Title 18, Fires
15 chapters · 153 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-01 Firefighters relief association - Where it may be organized
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A firefighters relief association may be organized in any city, rural fire department, or rural fire protection district that has a fire department. In organizing a firefighters relief association, the procedure provided in chapter 10-33 must be followed.
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-02 Control of funds - Derivation of funds
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Through its board of trustees and officers, a firefighters relief association has full charge, management, and control of the funds provided for in this chapter, which funds must be derived from the following sources: 1. From interest, rents, gifts, or money from other sources; a…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-03 Treasurer of relief association to furnish bond
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Before entering upon the duties of office, the treasurer of every firefighters relief association shall give a good and sufficient bond to the association conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of treasurer, and for the safekeeping and paying over, according to law,…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-04 Apportioning insurance tax received by city, rural fire department, or rural fire protection district
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The city auditor in a city or the treasurer of a rural fire department or rural fire protection district with a fire department and a firefighters relief association shall apportion the amount received under section 18-04-05, so one-half of the amount is placed in a fund to be di…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-05 Disbursement of money received by treasurer of firefighters relief association
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The amount received by the treasurer of a firefighters relief association from the state may be disbursed for the following purposes only: 1. For the maintenance of the association. 2. For pensions to and the relief of sick, injured, and disabled members of any fire department in…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-06 Service pension - Who may receive - Recipient entitled to no further relief from association
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1. A firefighters relief association organized under the laws of this state must be an internal revenue service approved plan. 2. A firefighters relief association organized under the laws of this state may pay out of any funds received from the state, city, municipality, or any …
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-07 Eligibility for service pension may be acquired by paying back assessments
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A firefighter who, for the number of years required for retirement, actually has served in a fire department in a municipality, rural fire department, or rural fire protection district in which a firefighters relief association has been organized and who pays into the firefighter…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-08 Pensions to be uniform - Reduction or increase in pensions authorized
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All pensions granted in a municipality or rural fire protection district under the provisions of this chapter must be uniform in amount. Every association, however, may reduce or increase the amount of pensions, within the limitations contained in this chapter, whenever the amoun…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-09 Who deemed firefighter
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A substitute firefighter, a person serving on probation, and a firefighter in a municipality, rural fire department, or rural fire protection district having a relief association in its fire department who is not a member of the association may not be deemed a firefighter within …
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-10 Qualifications as to age inapplicable to pension for disability
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The qualifications as to age prescribed by this chapter do not apply to a member of a fire department who makes an application for a pension on account of injuries or disabilities that result in the firefighter being unfit to perform the duties of an active firefighter. The relie…
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-12 Secretary and treasurer of firefighters relief association to prepare report - Contents - Filing
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The secretary and treasurer of every firefighters relief association shall prepare annually a report of all the receipts and expenditures of the association for the previous year showing the source of all receipts and for what purpose and to whom any money was paid and expended. …
N.D.C.C. § 18-05-13 Audit of books of relief association - Report of unauthorized spending to governor - Duty of governor
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The books and accounts of the secretary and treasurer of each firefighters relief association receiving funds under the provisions of this chapter must be audited as required by section 54-10-14. If the money, or any part of it, has been or is being expended for unauthorized purp…