Title 37 — Military

Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 308, § 2.

Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 308, § 2.

The department of emergency services shall prepare and distribute to political subdivisions guidelines and model intrastate mutual aid agreements to provide a system for mutual assistance among political subdivisions in the prevention of, response to, and recovery from a local di…

There is created in the state treasury a state disaster relief fund. Moneys in the fund are to be used subject to legislative appropriations for providing the required state share of funding for expenses and administration associated with emergency response operations conducted b…

1. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, political subdivision, or elected or appointed official or employee of this state or of a political subdivision may not, under governmental authority or color of law, including any other statutorily authorized responses to disaste…

1. When approved by the emergency commission, the office of the adjutant general is authorized to borrow from the Bank of North Dakota, to match federal funds provided for the implementation of the hazard mitigation revolving loan fund. In addition to the principal repayment, the…

The national guard mutual assistance counter-drug activities compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state, with all other states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I - PURPOSE The…

The governor and adjutant general are authorized to enter appropriate agreements and participate in drug interdiction and counter-drug activities pursuant to section 37-17.2-01.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Director" means the director of the division of the state emergency communications center. 2. "Division" means the division of the state emergency communications center of the department of emergency services. 3.…

The chief information officer of the information technology department may purchase the necessary apparatus and equipment to construct or establish a statewide interoperable radio network for this state which enables seamless interoperable communications from local, state, and fe…

1. The statewide interoperability executive committee consists of: a. The director of the state emergency communications center or a designee; b. The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management or a designee; c. The superintendent of the highway patrol …

1. Subject to the rules of the statewide interoperability executive committee, a political subdivision within the state or a nongovernmental emergency services provider operating within the state may furnish to its personnel the appropriate personal and vehicular radios that can …

The director shall broadcast all dispatches and reports submitted which have a reasonable relation to or connection with the apprehension of criminals, the prevention of crimes, or the maintenance of peace and order in the state, including disaster emergency services.

Every telephone company and company providing communications equipment operating within this state shall provide emergency service to all messages or calls directed to any station of the system. 37-17.3-06. Official use of radio equipment on private automobiles prohibited without…

The director may employ such radio operators and assistants and such radio equipment as the director may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and shall fix the compensation of such personnel. The cost of maintenance and operation of the system and all shortw…

1. The director shall establish the appropriate fees for access to the state emergency communications center system and North Dakota law enforcement telecommunications systems and other such systems that may be employed that enhance public safety. Changes to fees charged by the d…

The division may provide primary public safety answering point services to a political subdivision that has a population of fewer than twenty-five thousand at the time an agreement is signed for services with the division. The division shall charge the apportioned amount consiste…

The division shall: 1. Establish and maintain a statewide file system for the purpose of effecting an immediate law enforcement response to reports of lost or missing individuals. 2. Implement a data exchange system to compile, maintain, and make available for dissemination to No…

Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 335, § 1.

1. A fund known as the statewide interoperable radio network fund must be maintained in the state treasury. Subject to legislative approval and statewide interoperability executive committee approval, moneys in the fund must be used for providing the required state share of fundi…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and which: a. Is designated or recog…

This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners registered with a registration system that complies with section 37-17.4-04 and who provide health or veterinary services in this state for a host entity during an emergency.

1. During an emergency, the department of health and human services or the state board of animal health may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate: a. The duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners; b. The geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may…

1. In the case of a volunteer health practitioner whose principal practice is located in this state and who is licensed by a North Dakota professional board or agency, the volunteer health practitioner registration system is the emergency system for advance registration of volunt…

1. During an emergency, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with section 37-17.4-04 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner's registration is based, may practice in this state to the extent author…

1. In this section: a. "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility. b. "Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governin…

1. This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the…

The department of health and human services may adopt rules to implement this chapter. In doing so, the department shall consult with and consider rules adopted by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity of application of this chapter and make the emerg…

1. Subject to subsection 3, a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services. 2. A person is not vicariously liable for damages for …

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as the result of providing health or veterinary services as provided under this chapter is not considered to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits under titl…

As used in this chapter: 1. "Critical infrastructure" means real and personal natural gas, electrical, and telecommunication transmission property so vital to the state that the incapacity or destruction of that natural gas, electrical transmission or distribution system, or tele…

1. An out-of-state business that conducts operations within this state for purposes of performing disaster or emergency remediation work or services during the disaster response period may not be considered to have established a business presence that would require that business …

A chairman and a secretary of the committee must be appointed by the governor from among the voting membership of the committee. Such appointment must be made annually, with the term of office to begin on the first day of July of the year specified and to end on the thirtieth day…

Committee members may not receive any compensation for the performance of their official duties. Voting members may be reimbursed for travel expenses and meals and lodging expenses in connection with their official duties at the same rate and in the same manner as are elected off…

As used in this chapter: 1. "Agency" or "governmental agency" means all political subdivisions and the state, including any state agency, board, bureau, commission, department, officer, and any state institution or enterprise authorized to employ individuals either temporarily or…

1. Veterans are entitled to preference, over all other applicants, in recruitment and selection processes by governmental agencies, provided that such veteran is a United States citizen at the time of application for employment. Veterans qualified for preference may not be disqua…

1. The unremarried spouse of a veteran who died while in service, or later died from a service-connected cause or causes, is entitled, if the person is otherwise qualified, to the employment preference given to a veteran under section 37-19.1-02 in the manner provided therein. 2.…

A private, nonpublic employer in this state may provide a preference to a veteran for employment. Spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability also may be preferred for employment. This preference is not considered a violati…