Title 54, State Government

Unless otherwise provided by law, the office of management and budget shall prepare warrants for the salaries of state officers and employees not less frequently than monthly as the same become due.

All salaries of elective and appointive state officers shall be full compensation for all official services. All fees, which are not otherwise by the laws of this state directed to be deposited in a special fund or disbursed for a special purpose, received or charged by any elect…

Every state officer or deputy state officer required by the Constitution of North Dakota, or by any provision of the laws of this state, to pay into the state treasury all fees and profits arising from such office, shall keep a record of all such fees or profits in a book kept fo…

All departments, institutions, or agencies of the state may maintain, subject to approval of the state auditor and the state treasurer, in the Bank of North Dakota, or, if the state entity is located outside Bismarck, in another state or federally chartered financial institution,…

1. A state agency, board, or commission, the judicial branch, or any political subdivision may accept payment by credit or debit card or by electronic fund transfer of any fee, interest, penalty, tax, or other payment that is due or collectible by the agency, board, or commission…

1. State officials, whether elective or appointive, and their deputies, assistants, and clerks, or other state employees, entitled by law to be reimbursed for mileage or travel expense, must be allowed and paid for mileage and travel expense. a. For each mile [1.61 kilometers] ac…

No state official may publish willfully any false statement in regard to any state department, institution, or industry which tends to deceive the public and create a distrust of any state official or employee in charge of such department, institution, or industry, or which tends…

1. a. Annual leave and sick leave must be provided for all individuals in the permanent employment of this state who are not employed under a written contract of hire setting forth the terms and conditions of their employment, within the limitations, terms, and provisions of this…

1. Upon issuance of an order or proclamation declaring a state of disaster or emergency pursuant to chapter 37-17.1, or a declaration of at least a level II disaster by the American red cross in this or any other state, the executive officer in charge of a state agency may grant …

The executive officer in charge of a state agency may grant a leave of absence, not to exceed twenty workdays, to an employee for the purpose of donating an organ or bone marrow. Notwithstanding the limitations for the donation and use of donated leave under section 54-06-14.7, a…

1. During the first six months following birth or placement, an employer shall grant an employee's request to use up to six weeks of sick leave under section 54-06-14 to care for the employee's newborn child or to care for a child placed with the employee, by a child-placing agen…

1. As used in this section: a. "Domestic violence" has the same meaning as provided under section 14-07.1-01. b. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, child, or sibling as provided under section 12.1-17-07.1. c. "Sex offense" means an offense under chapter 12.1-20. d.…

1. The human resource management services division of the office of management and budget shall establish a state leave sharing program for permanent employees of the state. The program must provide for a mechanism for state employees to donate accrued annual and sick leave to an…

Each elective or appointive official or state employee employed by, or in charge of, an employing unit with offices in the state capitol building who fails or is unable to return a key, or keys, issued to that person pursuant to section 54-21-17.1 shall have that person's final w…

With the approval of the office of management and budget, any department, agency, or institution of the state currently leasing or renting office equipment under an agreement that is convertible to a rental-purchase or similar agreement, upon certification to the office of manage…

A state agency, department, or institution, except the institutions under the control and management of the board of higher education, may not obtain or use a postage meter unless authorized to do so by the director of the office of management and budget. Each state agency, depar…

Appointments to boards, commissions, committees, and councils of the state established by this code, if not otherwise provided by law, should be gender balanced to the extent possible and to the extent that appointees are qualified to serve on those boards, commissions, committee…

1. An advisory committee consisting of the lieutenant governor, the director of the office of management and budget or the director's designee, and the state court administrator shall distribute moneys deposited in the indigent civil legal services fund. Qualified legal service p…

The official personnel file on each employee is the file maintained under the supervision of the agency head or the agency head's designated representative. 1. No documents that address an employee's character or performance may be placed in the file unless the employee has had t…

The agency designated by the governor to administer the victims' assistance grants under the federal Victims of Crime Act of 1984 [42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.] shall administer a crime victims' account in the state treasury. The moneys in the account must be distributed through grant…

A state agency or institution may provide for child care services to the children of employees, students, or clients of the agency or institution in accordance with this section. Child care services may be provided by the institution only after the head of the agency or instituti…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an appointed or elected state official or a state employee may use a state telephone to receive or place a local call for essential personal purposes to the extent that use does not interfere with the functions of the official's or empl…

Upon issuance of an order or proclamation declaring a state of disaster or emergency pursuant to chapter 37-17.1, a search emergency by the air force rescue coordination center or by the department of emergency services, or a declaration of at least a level II disaster by the Ame…

The executive officer in charge of a state agency or the governing body of any political subdivision may grant temporary short-term leave with compensation to any full-time employee of that governmental entity for the purpose of allowing the employee to respond to an emergency ca…

If a state agency enters a contract with a collection or credit agency to collect money due the state, the fees for services, reimbursement, or other remuneration to the collection or credit agency must be based on the amount of money actually collected. All funds collected on be…

State agencies may provide monetary performance bonuses to their employees under this section. 1. State agencies may pay bonuses under this section if: a. The agency has had a written employee performance evaluation policy in place for more than one year before paying the bonus; …

State agencies may develop programs to provide bonuses to recruit or retain employees in hard-to-fill occupations. 1. State agencies may pay recruitment and retention bonuses under this section only if: a. The agency has a written policy in place identifying eligible positions or…

Each state agency, department, or institution may establish rules or policies for employee recognition and service award programs. Executive branch agencies having employees in classified service are subject to rules adopted by North Dakota human resource management services and …

Each state agency, department, or institution may establish rules or policies to provide employer-paid costs of training or educational courses, including tuition and fees, within budgetary constraints. Executive branch agencies having employees in classified service are subject …

Each state agency, department, or institution may pay employee membership dues for professional organizations and membership dues for service clubs when required to do business or if the membership is primarily for the benefit of the state. Within sixty days after the close of ea…

An expenditure made pursuant to a rule or policy adopted pursuant to sections 54-06-32 through 54-06-34 is not a criminal offense.

Honor guard leave is an approved absence from work, with pay, of up to twenty-four working hours per calendar year for an employee to participate in an honor guard for a funeral service of a veteran. A governmental entity may grant a request for honor guard leave even if the abse…

1. As used in this section, "airworthy" means an aircraft conforms to its type design and is in a condition for safe operation. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a state agency or other entity of state government may not purchase or lease a manned aircraft w…

Each state agency, department, and institution shall adopt and enforce a policy on employee harassment, including sexual harassment. The policy must clearly define harassment and specify the responsibilities of the employee, supervisor, and the agency, department, or institution.…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor or an executive branch officer or employee may not alter the language of the pledge of allegiance. The voluntary pledge is "I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it …

1. Proxy votes made on behalf of state funds or the funds of political subdivisions which receive investment management services from the state must be made in accordance with the requirements provided in section 21-10-08.1. 2. A state entity may not adopt a practice of following…

1. As used in this section "boycott Israel" means engaging in refusals to deal, terminating business activities, or other similar commercial actions intended to limit commercial relations with persons doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories when the actions …

In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by the constitution, the governor: 1. Shall supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers. 2. Shall see that all offices are filled, and the duties thereof performed, or in default thereof, shall apply suc…

In emergencies in support of national defense, the governor may cooperate with any officer or agency of the United States in the transportation of persons or property and the conservation and utilization of vital transportation equipment, materials, and supplies, and when request…

1. Notwithstanding sections 2-05-01, 4.1-05-02, 4.1-26-02, 6-01-03, 6-09-02.1, 12-55.1-02, 12-59-01, 15-39.1-05.1, 15.1-01-01, 15.1-13-02, 20.1-02-23, 23.1-01-02, 36-01-01, 37-18.1-01, 54-54-02, 55-01-01, and 61-02-04, all members of the following boards and commissions must, sub…

The office of the governor may coordinate and plan for conversion to the metric system by all agencies, boards, commissions, and departments within the executive branch of state government in conformance with the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 [Pub. L. 94-168; 89 Stat. 1007; 15 U.…

The governor may designate or appoint the office of management and budget as the state agency responsible for administering any statutory function if that function is not statutorily placed in a specific state entity. The office of management and budget shall administer the statu…

The governor shall cause each bill passed by the legislative assembly and not vetoed by the governor to be filed with the secretary of state within five legislative days after the bill has been delivered to the governor. If the legislative assembly is not in session, the governor…

The governor shall accept delivery of bills passed by the legislative assembly and presented to the governor during regular business hours. The governor may coordinate with the presiding officer of the senate or the presiding officer of the house of representatives with respect t…

The governor shall cause to be kept the following records: 1. An account of all of the governor's official expenses and disbursements, including the incidental expenses of the governor's department, and of all rewards offered by the governor for the apprehension of criminals and …

Every provision of the laws of this state in relation to the powers and duties of the governor, and in relation to the acts and duties to be performed by others toward the governor, extends to the person performing for the time being the duties of governor.