Title 15 — Education
120 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-07 Minimum rentals
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The board of university and school lands shall set the minimum rental for uncultivated and cultivated lands, which is subject to review and change when deemed necessary by said board.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-08 Selection of lands to be leased
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Repealed by S.L. 1959, ch. 149, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-09 Notice of leasing - Publication - Posting
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Each year at such time as in its judgment is for the best interests of the state, the board of university and school lands shall advertise and offer for lease the lands to be leased. All lands to be leased or offered for lease within the respective counties must be advertised for…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-10 Leasing to be by auction - Requirements governing
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The commissioner of university and school lands, or such other person appointed by the commissioner, shall conduct the leasing of the lands. The leasing must be at public auction, to the highest bidder, and must be held at the county seat. The auction must commence on the day and…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-11 Amount of bid deposited at time of leasing - Minimum bid
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The highest bidder for any parcel of land shall deposit the amount of the bid for one year's rental at the auction. No bid may be accepted which is less than the minimum price fixed pursuant to the provisions of section 15-04-07.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-12 Adjournment of auction for leasing
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If the board of university and school lands finds that the interests of the state will be subserved by the adjournment of the auction of lands for lease, it may adjourn the auction.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-13 Approval of leases by board - Execution of lease contracts
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The board of university and school lands shall approve and confirm such leases as in its judgment should be made and shall certify to the commissioner a list of the approved leases by December thirty-first. The commissioner shall execute contracts of lease in the form prescribed …
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-13.1 Liability of lessee to public
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Whenever the board of university and school lands includes a provision in a lease authorizing public access to leased lands, the lessee is not liable to any person injured on the land except for gross negligence or malicious acts. 15-04-14. Failure to lease lands after advertisem…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-15 Collection of rentals
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The lessee of any land leased under the provisions of this chapter, or the lessee's heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns shall pay to the state commissioner of university and school lands at the commissioner's office in Bismarck, North Dakota, or to the commissioner's dul…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-16 Report by county treasurer of rentals collected
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Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 162, § 8.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-17 County treasurer's bond to indemnify state for collections of rentals
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Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 162, § 8.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-18 Destruction of timber by lessee prohibited - Exception - Penalty
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Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 149, § 5.
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-19 Lessee not to break or plow uncultivated land - Penalty
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No lessee of land leased under the provisions of this chapter, or the lessee's heirs or assigns, may break, plow, or cultivate any unbroken land on any tract leased, nor cause nor permit it to be done by any other person. Any person who violates the provisions of this section for…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-20 Permits to cut hay and to remove timber
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When in its judgment the best interests of the state will be served, the board of university and school lands may sell the right to cut grass or standing timber or both on any of the lands mentioned in this chapter and may sell any down and dead timber on the lands for such price…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-21 Recovery of possession - Actions
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When any person holds or continues in possession of any of the land mentioned in this chapter, contrary to the conditions or covenants of any lease or written agreement, the person is liable in an action for the recovery of possession of the lands, and damages for detention of th…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-22 Fraudulent bidding - Penalty
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Any person who, at any leasing auction held pursuant to section 15-04-10, makes a successful bid and then willfully fails or refuses to make the deposit on the day of the sale as required by section 15-04-11 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 15-04-23. County services benefiting…
N.D.C.C. § 15-04-24 Appropriation for land expenses - Continuing appropriation
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There is appropriated annually the amounts necessary to pay expenses for trust lands controlled by the board of university and school lands, including appraisal fees, survey costs, surface lease refunds, weed and insect control costs, clean-up costs, capital improvement rent cred…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-01 Coal lands or coal in tracts - Leases - Term
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The board of university and school lands may lease any lands or coal in tracts that may be contained in lands sold with a reservation of coal deposits under its control for coal mining purposes. Any lease made under this chapter must be for a period of time as the board may deter…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-02 Rental for coal lands - Regulations governing
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 135, § 3. 15-05-03. Lease for coal mining purposes not to interfere with right to lease for pasture - Exception. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 135, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-04 Lands containing coal leased for agricultural purposes - Contents of lease
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When any lands containing coal are leased for agricultural purposes, the lease must contain a provision authorizing the board of university and school lands to lease the same land for coal mining purposes and must reserve to the board the right to use and occupy or to lease for u…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-05 Board to make rules and regulations governing coal leasing
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The board of university and school lands may make such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this code as it deems necessary to determine the amount of rent due under any coal lease, to fix the manner and time of payment thereof, and to regulate the leasing of c…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-06 Valuable deposits found on school and public institution lands - Disposal
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Any lands belonging to the state, or lands known as school lands and public institution lands, in which is discovered any valuable deposit of coal or minerals of any kind, clay, gravel, or stone, are and remain the property of the state until provision for the sale or leasing the…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-07 State geologist to determine lands on which coal exists
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The board of university and school lands may request that the state geologist determine the quantity and description of all lands under its control on which coal exists.
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-08 Penalty for mining and prospecting in violation of requirements governing
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Any person who mines, removes, or causes to be mined or removed, from any lands subject to the control of the board of university and school lands, any coal, lignite, uranium, oil and gas, or potash, unless mined or removed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any perso…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-09 Leases for oil, gas, and other products
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The board of university and school lands may: 1. Lease any lands under its control believed to contain resources, including oil, gas, coal, cement materials, sodium sulfate, sand and gravel, road material, building stone, chemical substances, metallic ores, critical minerals, rar…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-11 Improvements defined
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The word "improvements" must be construed to mean surface improvements, machinery, and other equipment used and necessary for the operation of drilling on the land for oil or gas and the extraction of coal, cement materials, sodium sulfate, sand and gravel, road materials, buildi…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-12.1 Improvements made on lands by a mineral lessee
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The board of university and school lands may provide by rule or lease term for the sale, disposal, removal, or acquisition of improvements placed on lands by a lessee.
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-13 Oil, gas, and other leases separate from grazing and farming leases
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All leases made for the purpose of obtaining and extracting oil, gas, coal, cement materials, sodium sulfate, sand and gravel, road material, building stone, chemical substances, metallic ores, or colloidal or other clays must be separate and distinct from any lease of the land f…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-14 Bonds for rents and royalties
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The board of university and school lands may require the lessee to execute a good and sufficient bond conditioned for the payment of all moneys, rentals, and royalties stipulated by the terms of the lease and for the full compliance with and observance of all rules and regulation…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-15 Assignment of lease only with consent of board
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Leases made for the purpose of obtaining or extracting oil, gas, coal, cement materials, sodium sulfate, sand and gravel, road material, building stone, chemical substances, metallic ores, or colloidal or other clays may not be assigned nor transferred except with the written con…
N.D.C.C. § 15-05-19 Appropriation for lease expenses - Continuing appropriation
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There is appropriated annually the amounts necessary to pay expenses for minerals controlled by the board of university and school lands, including appraisal fees, consulting fees, refunds, and expenses determined by the board as necessary to manage, preserve, and enhance the val…
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-01 Original grant lands defined
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The term "original grant lands" means all of the public lands which heretofore have been or hereafter may be granted to the state by the United States for the support and maintenance of the common schools or for the support and maintenance of the university, the school of mines, …
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-02 County board of appraisers - How composed
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The chairman of the board of county commissioners and the county auditor of each county constitutes the county board of appraisers of the original grant lands of the state in their respective counties. The county director of tax equalization shall serve as an assistant in making …
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-04 Certification and verification of appraisal - Penalty for false statement
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-05 When lands remaining unsold reappraised
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-06 Selecting and certifying lands for sale - Time of sale
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-07 Notice of sale - Contents - Publication
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-08 Manner of sale - Purchase price
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-09 Postponement of sale - Order for - Publication of notice
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12. 15-06-10. Terms of sale - Sale to highest bidder - Penalty for failure to make first payment. Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-11 Withdrawal of lands from sale - Notice to county auditor - Public notice
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-12 County auditor to act as clerk at sale - Report of sale
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-13 Execution of contract with purchaser - Notice - Failure to execute
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-14 Subdivision of land into small tracts or lots
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-15 Sale of lots and parcels - New appraisal - Terms of sale
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-16 Recording of corrected map when tract divided into parcels or lots
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-17 Prepayments on contracts permitted - Payment for townsite lands
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Repealed by S.L. 1947, ch. 160, § 12.
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-18 Resale to original contractholder or heirs or assigns - Condition and terms
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When land has been sold on contract as provided in this chapter and the purchaser, or the purchaser's heirs or assigns, have been unable to pay for the land purchased within twenty years after the date of purchase and such contract is in default and subject to cancellation, and w…
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-19 Reconveyance to the United States of lands improperly conveyed
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When lands have been certified or conveyed erroneously or improperly to the state of North Dakota for school or other purposes by the United States, the governor of the state may reconvey or relinquish the title which the state may have to the lands by the execution, under the go…
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-19.1 Exchange of lands with the United States
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Original grant school or institutional lands and any other lands controlled by the board of university and school lands may be exchanged for lands of like character and value belonging to the United States government when it appears that such exchange will be advantageous to the …
N.D.C.C. § 15-06-20 Coal lands not to be sold but may be leased
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Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 162, § 8.