Title 37, Military

All fines imposed by a sentence of a military court must be collected by the presiding officer and remitted to the adjutant general without delay. The adjutant general shall remit them to the state treasurer immediately with a statement of the sources from which they were collect…

All courts-martial, including summary courts, may sentence to confinement in lieu of fines authorized to be imposed. Such sentences of confinement, however, may not exceed one day for each dollar of fine authorized.

Any portion of a sentence imposed by a military court that prescribes confinement must be executed in such facility as the reviewing authority may direct. The expenses of such confinement must be borne by the state of North Dakota. A commitment in writing must be executed by the …

A sentence of any court-martial is not effective until approved by the convening authority. A sentence of dismissal from the service or dishonorable discharge imposed by a court-martial may not be executed until approved by the governor.

A president of a court-martial and a summary court officer may issue a warrant to arrest an accused person and to bring that person before the court for trial whenever that person has disobeyed an order in writing from the convening authority to appear before such court, a copy o…

The process, writs, and warrants of the military courts of this state must be similar in form to like process, writs, and warrants issued by civil courts or in such form as the governor may prescribe from time to time in regulations the governor issues. A process, writ, or warran…

The keeper of any municipal or county jail shall receive persons committed to the keeper by a military court, and shall confine them in accordance with the direction and sentence of said court.

Any witness subpoenaed to appear before any military court shall receive the same fees as are provided by law for a witness appearing in a civil court. The reporter of any military court must be paid the same fees for stenographic services as are provided by law for similar servi…

Fees for services of civil officers performed under the provisions of this chapter must be the same as are provided by law for services of civil officers in civil courts. Costs must be levied and disbursed by the court. Records of all levies and disbursements must be kept in the …

All witness fees and court costs incident to or the result of the operation of a military tribunal must be paid by the state treasurer from the general funds available upon appropriate voucher submitted through the channels of the adjutant general's office, after approval by the …

No action or proceeding for damages may be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court, nor against any person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings, on account of the approval, imposition, or collection of any fine or other penalty or on accou…

The adjutant general shall provide adequate facilities for each unit of the North Dakota national guard. All national guard facilities are under the exclusive control of the adjutant general or any officer designated by the adjutant general.

The adjutant general shall fix for each unit of the national guard, within the limits of legislative appropriations, the maintenance and rent allowance to be paid by this state, shall provide for the acquisition and maintenance of national guard facilities, and may lease property…

The adjutant general may exchange with or sell to any person lands owned by the state and used for military purposes, and may purchase, within funds available, parcels of land necessary for the construction of armories or the expansion of present military installations in the sta…

The adjutant general may participate with political subdivisions to match federal funds for the construction of national guard facilities by contributing, subject to legislative appropriations, up to fifty thousand dollars for a single unit facility or one hundred thousand dollar…

The adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee is the contracting officer for the state concerning the construction of national guard facilities. Governing bodies of political subdivisions may, by resolution, also designate the adjutant general or the adjutant general's …

1. The adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee may prequalify, select, and contract for consultants in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction management, land surveying, and related matters. a. The prequalification of the consultant must be based on deta…

The use of armories for the regular meetings or functions of patriotic societies or recognized military service organizations holding charters from Congress or incorporated in this state must be granted by the adjutant general or by the officer in charge of any armory at such tim…

Every member of the militia or national guard who has been or who shall be wounded or disabled or the surviving dependents of such member in case of the member's death from such wound or disability while: 1. In the service of this state in case of riot, tumult, breach of the peac…

Applications for compensation for disability or death of any member of the militia or member of the national guard under conditions as specified in section 37-11-01 must be made by such member or the member's surviving dependents to workforce safety and insurance. The organizatio…

1. As used in this chapter, "veteran" means: a. An individual: (1) Defined as a veteran under subsection 1 of section 37-01-40; or (2) To whom the United States veterans administration has assigned a service-connected disability rating; b. Current members of the national guard or…

The state treasurer shall keep in the state treasury the separate trust fund known as the veterans' aid fund and shall have full authority to invest the fund only in accordance with chapter 21-10. Disbursements from the fund must be made as provided in this chapter.

The moneys in the permanent revolving fund of the veterans' aid fund are available for: 1. Making loans to any veteran and to a surviving spouse of a veteran; 2. Collecting loans if in the opinion of the department a person has the financial means to repay and that person deliber…

The purpose of the veterans' aid fund is to make loans to any veteran and to a surviving spouse of a veteran. A qualified applicant may be permitted to receive more than one loan providing the total amount of all loans does not exceed eight thousand dollars.

A qualified person may apply to the department of veterans' affairs in such form as it provides, either while the applicant is waiting for relief or assistance from another agency, state or federal, or for further assistance for the applicant's education, or otherwise.

If the department of veterans' affairs is satisfied that an applicant is a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran and has not remarried, and that the applicant is a citizen and resident of this state, and that the applicant meets the criteria set forth in rules adopted purs…

Upon the granting of an application and at the time of disbursement, the applicant, or the applicant's legal agent, shall execute a loan agreement with the department of veterans' affairs that within a specified period of not to exceed four years from the date of the receipt of t…

All payments or other expenditures approved by the department of veterans' affairs must be made upon vouchers approved by the office of the budget.

The department of veterans' affairs shall keep full records and files of all transactions, applications, advancements, and business pertaining to the veterans' aid fund. The department may submit a biennial report to the governor and the secretary of state in accordance with sect…

The administrative committee on veterans' affairs may make and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to administer the provisions of this chapter relating to the veterans' aid fund. In any hearings or action taken under the provisions of …

The department of veterans' affairs may expend for any purpose necessary to the proper administration of this chapter sums not to exceed the amount appropriated therefor by the legislative assembly. Vouchers must be issued in the manner provided in this chapter.

The department of veterans' affairs may grant or refuse an application for relief or assistance from financial assistance programs under the control of the department under policies set by the administrative committee on veterans' affairs. The committee shall adopt and establish …

1. The veterans' postwar trust fund is a permanent trust fund of the state of North Dakota and consists of moneys transferred or credited to the fund under this chapter and other laws. Investment of the fund is the responsibility of the state treasurer who shall have full authori…

The board of county commissioners of each county of the state of North Dakota shall appoint, employ, and pay, on a full-time or part-time basis, an officer to be known as a county veterans' service officer. The veterans' affairs commissioner may work directly with county veterans…

The county veterans' service officer must be paid such monthly salary for full-time or part-time work as the board of county commissioners deems commensurate with the needs of the situation, together with actual living expenses when absent from the officer's established office up…

A veterans' home must be maintained at the city of Lisbon in the county of Ransom.

The object of the veterans' home is to provide basic care as defined under chapter 23-09.3 and long-term care as defined under chapter 23-16 for: 1. All veterans as defined in section 37-01-40; 2. All service members of the United States armed forces, national guard, or reserve w…

The general supervision and government of the veterans' home is vested in the governor.

The appointment, qualifications, term of office, and salary of the administrator of the veterans' home must be as prescribed by the governor. The governor may designate the administrator as commandant of the veterans' home if the administrator is an honorably discharged veteran.

The administrator of the veterans' home shall appoint all necessary subordinate officers of the home. In the appointment of the officers, the preference afforded by chapter 37-19.1 must be given to those persons who qualify for the preference. The administrator shall fix the comp…

1. An applicant may not be admitted to the veterans' home unless the applicant is a bona fide resident of this state preceding the applicant's application for admission. The residency requirement may be waived if the applicant served in a North Dakota regiment or was accredited t…

If the veterans' home is full and a waiting list for admission is necessary, further admission to the veterans' home must be according to priorities for admission to the facility appropriate to the different levels of care that are provided by the veterans' home. The priorities f…

All lands granted by the United States or by this state for the veterans' home are set apart for the support of the home. The proceeds from the sales of these lands are pledged as a perpetual fund for the use and benefit of the home.

The state accepts the conditions imposed by an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide aid to state or territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors in the United States, approved August 27, 1888", and the various amendments thereto.

The state treasurer shall receive and receipt for all money which may become payable to this state by reason of the acceptance of the Acts of Congress as provided in section 37-15-12. The state treasurer shall deposit such money to the credit of the veterans' home operating fund …

A special fund, to be known as the veterans' home operating fund, must be maintained in the state treasury. Moneys arising from the interest received on money derived from the sale of lands appropriated for the support of the home and from the rental of these lands, moneys receiv…