Title 54 — State Government
128 chapters · 1,241 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-01 Purposes of chapter
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The purposes of this chapter are to: 1. Provide the citizens of this state with nationally recognized standards and requirements for construction and construction materials. 2. Eliminate restrictive, obsolete, conflicting, and unnecessary construction regulations that tend to inc…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-02 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. "Agricultural purposes" includes purposes related to agriculture, farming, ranching, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry. 2. "Building" means a combinatio…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-03 State building code
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1. The department of commerce, in cooperation with the state building code advisory committee, shall adopt rules to implement, amend, and periodically update the state building code, which must consist of the international building, residential, mechanical, and fuel gas codes. 2.…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-04 Exemptions
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1. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the following statewide codes are exempt from this chapter: a. The Standards for Electrical Wiring and Equipment, as contained in North Dakota Administrative Code article 24-02. b. The State Plumbing Code, as contained in North …
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-04.1 Accessibility standards - Automatic doors
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1. Notwithstanding section 54-21.3-04, every building or facility subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 101-336; 104 Stat. 327] must conform to the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act standards for accessible design as contained in title 28, Cod…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-04.2 Notice of federal accessibility guidelines required
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A building permit issued under section 11-33-18, subsection 6 of section 40-05-02, or other similar grant of authority must contain the following statement: Federal law may require this construction project to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guideli…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-04.3 Used temporary work camp housing - Exemption
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State or local government code enforcement agencies may allow exemptions or accept alternate methods for construction and placement of temporary work camp housing that has been previously used as housing or temporary work camp housing in a different location, provided that the wa…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-05 Enforcement of code by city, township, or county - Relinquishment
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A city or township may administer and enforce the state building code only within its jurisdictional area. A county may administer and enforce the state building code within those areas of the county in which the state building code is not administered by a city or township. Citi…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-06 Continuing education - Responsibility
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Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 511, § 8. 54-21.3-07. Modular residential and commercial structures - Third-party inspections - Rules. The manufacturer of a modular residential or commercial structure that is built in a factory shall contract with a third party for the inspection of t…
N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-08 Adoption of an installation program - Penalty
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The department of commerce shall adopt rules establishing a manufactured home installation program for all manufactured homes built in accordance with the manufactured homes construction and safety standards under 24 CFR 3280 adopted pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Construct…