Title 37 — Military

There is created in the state treasury the Melvin Norgard memorial fund. All income related to a bequest made to the veterans' home by Melvin Norgard, including mineral lease income, royalties, and sale proceeds, must be transferred or deposited into the Melvin Norgard memorial f…

In the event of a disruption of operations, the veterans' home may provide meals at a fair value or without a charge to employees of the veterans' home as required by the job assignments of the employees.

There is hereby established a department of veterans' affairs under the supervision and control of a commissioner known as commissioner of veterans' affairs, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner. The commissioner must be a bona fide resident of the state, and must qualify …

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 344, § 25.

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 344, § 25.

To provide services and benefits to veterans and the veterans' dependents, the commissioner shall: 1. Coordinate with any federal agency or public or private entity of this state or any other state as required to fulfill the commissioner's duties; 2. Supervise and implement progr…

The commissioner shall have a seal of office and may administer oaths and take acknowledgments in connection with the prosecution of any claim for compensation, hospitalization, insurance, or other aid or benefits. The commissioner may certify to the correctness of any document o…

The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to establish within the department a claims division, a loan division, a field division, and such other divisions as from time to time may become necessary to carry out the purposes of the chapter; to appoint such assistants as …

The appointment, qualifications, term of office, and salary of the commissioner must be as prescribed by the governor. The commissioner must be allowed such amounts for travel, clerkhire, and expenses as may be prescribed from time to time by legislative appropriations.

The office of the commissioner shall be located in the same city as the principal office of the veterans' administrator for this state. If the veterans' administrator is removed from the state, such commissioner's office must be located in the state capitol.

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 344, § 25.

Repealed by omission from this code.

All records and papers pertaining or relating to veterans or veterans' eligible dependents must be kept and maintained by the department of veterans' affairs under the following provisions and conditions: 1. All records and papers of the department must be utilized in the manner …

1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, the department of veterans' affairs may accept and expend funds from any source, including federal or private sources, to be used to assist veterans or qualified veterans' spouses in obtaining assistance and to pay other expenses a…

The department of veterans' affairs may receive from the United States such records of veterans as the United States may wish to turn over to the department of veterans' affairs and same shall keep and maintain the records as provided in this chapter. 37-18-14. Department of vete…

1. The department of veterans' affairs shall create and confer a commemorative memorial coin upon a family member of a deceased North Dakota veteran during military funeral honors for that veteran if the deceased veteran: a. Served on active duty, in the national guard, or in the…

1. As used in this section, a "funeral service" includes a: a. Folding of the flag; b. Presentation of the flag; c. Presentation of the state coin; d. Playing of taps; and e. Three volley salute. 2. The department shall administer a program to reimburse a veterans' service organi…

1. As used in this section, "medallion" means a small, durable marker attached to an existing headstone or grave marker to indicate a veteran's status. 2. The department of veterans' affairs shall establish and administer a program to provide a medallion for a national guard or n…

As used in this chapter: 1. "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of North Dakota. 2. "Beneficiary" in relation to a deceased veteran, means, in the order named: a. The surviving unremarried husband or wife as of the date of signing the application; b. The surviving child…

Each veteran is entitled to fifty dollars for each month or major fraction thereof for domestic service and one hundred dollars for each month or major fraction thereof for foreign service. If the veteran received a purple heart for foreign service, the veteran is entitled to a p…

In the case of a veteran who died as a result of active service during the period of service, the beneficiary of such veteran is entitled to a payment of two thousand five hundred dollars in lieu of any other compensation under this chapter.

Each veteran or veteran's beneficiary entitled to payment under this chapter shall make application to the adjutant general of the state of North Dakota upon a form prescribed by the adjutant general. If the veteran is incompetent or the veteran's beneficiary is incompetent or a …

Upon submission of satisfactory proof that the applicant is entitled to payment under this chapter, the adjutant general shall compute the amount of payment due the applicant, make a record thereof, and forward a voucher for the payment to the office of management and budget, whi…

Any person who willfully makes a false statement in the application for benefits under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

As used in this chapter: 1. "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of North Dakota. 2. "Beneficiary" in relation to a deceased veteran, means, in the order named: a. The surviving unremarried spouse as of the date of signing the application; b. The surviving child or child…

Each veteran is entitled to one hundred dollars for each month or any part of a month for qualifying service. The total compensation paid to any veteran for qualifying service under this chapter may not exceed one thousand dollars, except as provided in this section and section 3…

In the case of a veteran who died as a result of qualifying service during a period of service or who died while on orders to or from the Persian Gulf theatre or the Grenada, Lebanon, or Panama areas of armed conflict during a period of service, the beneficiary of the veteran is …

Each veteran or veteran's beneficiary entitled to payment under this chapter shall make application to the adjutant general upon a form prescribed by the adjutant general. If the veteran is incompetent or the veteran's beneficiary is incompetent or a minor, application may be mad…

Upon submission of satisfactory proof that the applicant is entitled to payment under this chapter, the adjutant general shall compute the amount of payment due the applicant, make a record thereof, and forward a voucher for the payment to the office of management and budget, whi…

Any person who willfully makes a false statement in the application for benefits under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

In order to ease the financial hardships and personal and family sacrifice sustained by members of the North Dakota national guard, and North Dakota residents of the reserve, and active duty component who were mobilized after December 5, 1992, in support of military operations ar…

As used in this chapter: 1. "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of North Dakota. 2. "Beneficiary" in relation to a deceased veteran, means, in the order named: a. The surviving unremarried husband or wife as of the date of signing the application; b. The surviving child…

Each national guard or reserve component resident veteran mobilized stateside is entitled to fifty dollars for each month or major fraction thereof for domestic service. Each national guard, reserve, or active component resident veteran of foreign service who received the expedit…

In the case of a veteran who died as a result of active service during the period of service, the beneficiary of the veteran is entitled to a payment of five thousand dollars in lieu of any other compensation under this chapter.

Each veteran or veteran's beneficiary entitled to payment under this chapter shall make application to the adjutant general of the state of North Dakota upon a form prescribed by the adjutant general. If the veteran is incompetent or the veteran's beneficiary is incompetent or a …

Upon submission of satisfactory proof that the applicant is entitled to payment under this chapter, the adjutant general shall compute the amount of payment due the applicant, make a record thereof, and forward a voucher for the payment to the office of management and budget, whi…

Any person who willfully makes a false statement in the application for benefits under section 37-28-05 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Disaster or emergency" means circumstances resulting in a volunteer emergency responder acting in the capacity as a volunteer emergency responder. 2. "Volunteer emergency responder" means an individual in good st…

An employer may not discriminate from hiring or otherwise deny employment to an individual who is a volunteer emergency responder, based on the fact the individual is a volunteer emergency responder. A volunteer emergency responder who is discriminated against or denied employmen…

1. Subsection 1 of section 37-29-03 is not applicable if the employer is a state agency, an agency of a political subdivision, or a private entity that performs critical emergency services during a disaster or emergency, and the employer's executive officer determines the absence…

As used in this chapter, "encroachment" means an action that interferes with or negatively impacts military base testing, training, and other operations and overall military readiness, including issues related to environmental impact, noise pollution, land development, competitio…

A military impact zone is a geographic zone extending from the perimeter of each military base in the state, which requests the military compatibility committees to provide assistance under this chapter. The outer boundary of each zone must be established by an assessment in a co…

1. The agriculture commissioner may create one or more military compatibility committees to harmonize land, airspace, and electromagnetic spectrum use in military impact zones, review potential encroachment of military installations in military impact zones, and promote the susta…

1. Each officer and enlisted member of the national guard, when called to state active duty by the governor, is entitled to receive pay and allowances at the highest rate provided for national guard members of the same grade in the national guard of the United States, except any …

Officers or enlisted members of the national guard when called into state active duty by the governor must be reimbursed for traveling and incidental expenses at the same rate provided by law for other state officials. The adjutant general may authorize the purchase of meals or r…

The purpose of this chapter is to recognize the vital role of the national guard in the state. While the national guard is subject to federal control during periods of national emergency, it is organized, trained, and equipped to perform military functions and to aid civil author…

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "School" means any university, college, career and technical education school, technical school, or postsecondary educational institution. 2. "State-controlled school" means any school which is c…

A qualifying member of the national guard who enrolls in any state-controlled school, subject to rules adopted by the adjutant general, is entitled to receive a thirty-five percent waiver of the tuition from the state-controlled school, conditioned on the adjutant general having …

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 389, § 2.

It is the responsibility of the member of the national guard to request the waiver of tuition fees on an application provided by the adjutant general. The application must be completed at the time of enrollment for each semester or academic term for which a waiver is requested, o…