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North Dakota Statutes, Title 54

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Title 54, State Government

128 chapters · 1,256 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 541,256 Ch 54-52, Public Employees Retirement System55 Ch 54-17, Industrial Commission49 Ch 54-06, General Provisions43 Ch 54-12, Attorney General42 Ch 54-01, Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State40 Ch 54-35, Legislative Management39 Ch 54-52.1, Uniform Group Insurance Program39 Ch 54-44.3, Central Personnel System37 Ch 54-03, Legislative Assembly35 Ch 54-59, Information Technology Department33 Ch 54-52.6, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan32 Ch 54-27, Fiscal Administration31 Ch 54-60, Department of Commerce27 Ch 54-30, Bonds of North Dakota, Real Estate S…25

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N.D.C.C. § 54-54-05 Duties of council
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The duties of the council are: 1. To stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and public interest and participation therein. 2. To make such surveys as may be deemed advisable of public and private institutions engage…
N.D.C.C. § 54-54-06 Hearings - Contracts - Gifts
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The council is hereby authorized and empowered to hold public hearings, to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available therefor, with individuals, organizations, and institutions for services furthering the educational objectives of the council's programs; to enter …
N.D.C.C. § 54-54-07 Funds from national foundation on the arts
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The council is the official agency of this state to receive and disburse any funds made available by the national foundation on the arts.
N.D.C.C. § 54-54-08.1 Cultural endowment fund - Purposes
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The North Dakota cultural endowment fund is hereby established to improve the intrinsic quality of the lives of the state's citizens now and in the future through programs approved by the council on the arts. Such programs must: 1. Increase cultural awareness by the state's citiz…

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N.D.C.C. § 54-54-08.2 Cultural endowments - Limitations

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Investment of the cultural endowment fund must be under the supervision of the state investment board in accordance with chapter 21-10. Funds will be expended from the cultural endowment fund only to the limits of accrued interest on state general fund appropriations and other pu…

N.D.C.C. § 54-54-09 Report

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The council shall submit a biennial report as provided in subsection 1 of section 54-06-04. The report is also subject to the requirements of subsections 2, 4, and 5 of section 54-06-04.

N.D.C.C. § 54-54-11 State troubadour

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The chairman of the North Dakota council on the arts shall designate an individual to serve as the official state troubadour or trobairitz for a term of five years. The chairman may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.

N.D.C.C. § 54-55-01 Commission on uniform state laws - Membership

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1. The commission on uniform state laws consists of: a. An individual engaged in the practice of law in this state; b. The dean or a full-time member of the faculty of the law school of the university of North Dakota; c. A law-trained judge of a court of record in this state; d. …

N.D.C.C. § 54-55-02 Vacancies

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The office of any appointed commissioner becomes vacant upon death, resignation, or failure or refusal to serve. The appointing authority shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the former appointee.

N.D.C.C. § 54-55-03 Meeting and organization

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The commissioners shall meet at least once each two-year period and shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and a secretary. The officers elected under this section shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are elected.

N.D.C.C. § 54-55-04 Duties of commissioners and commission

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1. Each commissioner shall attend the annual meeting of the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, also known as the national uniform law commission, and shall promote uniformity in state laws on those subjects where uniformity may be deemed desirable and pra…

N.D.C.C. § 54-55-05 No compensation for commissioners - Commissioners entitled to reimbursement

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1. Except as provided for members of the legislative assembly under section 54-03-20, the commissioners shall serve without compensation for services as commissioners. 2. The commissioners who are appointed to the commission and the commissioners who have been elected life member…

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-01 Office of administrative hearings - Agency defined - Administrative agency defined

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1. A state office of administrative hearings is created. 2. The office is under the direction of a director of administrative hearings who must be free of any association that would impair the director's ability to function officially in a fair and objective manner. The director …

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-02 Temporary administrative law judges

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When regularly appointed administrative law judges are not available, the director of administrative hearings may contract on a temporary basis with qualified individuals to serve as administrative law judges for the office of administrative hearings. Temporary administrative law…

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-03 Hearings before administrative law judges

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1. Notwithstanding the authority granted in chapter 28-32 allowing agency heads or other persons to preside in an administrative proceeding, all adjudicative proceedings of administrative agencies under chapter 28-32, except those of the public service commission, the industrial …

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-03.1 Hearings after judgment

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The office of administrative hearings may not hold hearings on the same issue involving the same parties as the original hearing after a judgment has been rendered by a court concerning that issue unless authorized to or directed to by that court.

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-04 Duties of administrative law judges

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All administrative law judges shall comply with the duties of hearing officers under section 28-32-31 for all hearings of administrative agencies under chapter 28-32, as well as for all hearings of administrative agencies not under chapter 28-32, in accordance with applicable law…

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-05 Uniform rules of administrative practice or procedure - Effective date - Administrative law judge rules

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1. The director of administrative hearings shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 28-32, rules of administrative hearings practice or procedure which implement chapter 28-32 and which aid in the course and conduct of all administrative hearings and related proceedings conducted …

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-07 Compensation for provision of administrative law judges - Special fund established - Continuing appropriation

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1. The office of administrative hearings shall require payment for services rendered by any administrative law judge provided by it to any agency, to any unit of local government in this state, to any tribal government in this state, or to the judicial branch, in the conduct of a…

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-08 Advisory council

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There is created a state advisory council for administrative hearings. The advisory council must be a committee or subcommittee of the state bar association of North Dakota, appointed by its president. The advisory council shall meet with the director at least semiannually and sh…

N.D.C.C. § 54-57-09 Case processing tracking and reporting

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1. The office of administrative hearings shall track the time elapsed between the date the office receives a file from workforce safety and insurance and the date of the administrative law judge's decision, and monthly calculate a rolling six-month average of time elapsed. 2. The…

N.D.C.C. § 54-58-01 Tribal-state gaming compact - Definition

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A tribal-state gaming compact is a duly executed agreement between the state and a federally recognized Indian tribe as approved by the secretary of the department of interior of the United States pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 [Pub. L. 100-497; 102 Stat. 24…

N.D.C.C. § 54-58-02 Tribal gaming records not subject to disclosure - Exceptions

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Except as provided in each tribal-state gaming compact, all tribal gaming records, including trade secret and proprietary information as defined in section 44-04-18.4, submitted to an agency of this state are confidential and are not public records subject to section 44-04-18 and…

N.D.C.C. § 54-58-03 Tribal-state gaming compact - Creation, renewals, and amendments

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The governor or the governor's designee may represent the state in any gaming negotiation in which the state is required to participate pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. by any federally recognized Indian tribe and, on behalf of the state, may execute a gaming compact between th…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-01 Definitions

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As used in this chapter: 1. "Agency" or "entity" does not include any agricultural commodity promotion group or any occupational or professional board. 2. "Cybersecurity" means processes or capabilities, wherein, systems, communications, and information are protected and defended…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-02 Information technology department - Responsibility - Public policy

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The information technology department is established with the responsibility for all wide area network services planning, selection, and implementation for all state agencies, including institutions under the control of the board of higher education, counties, cities, and school …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-02.2 Distributed ledger technologies - Authorization - Pilot program - Report

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The department shall research and develop the use of distributed ledger-enabled platform technologies, such as blockchains, for computer-controlled programs, data transfer and storage, and program regulation to protect against falsification, improve internal data security, and id…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-03 Chief information officer of the state

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The governor shall appoint the chief information officer of the state. The governor shall appoint the chief information officer on the basis of education, experience, and other qualifications in information technology and administration. The position of chief information officer …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-04 Duties of chief information officer

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The chief information officer shall: 1. Administer the department. 2. Employ any personnel determined to be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the department and duties as prescribed by law. 3. Fix the salaries of all employees within the department, within the limits…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-05 Powers and duties of department

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The department: 1. Shall provide, supervise, and regulate information technology of all executive branch state entities, excluding the institutions under the control of the state board of higher education. 2. Shall provide network services in a way that ensures the network requir…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-06 Business plan

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The department shall develop and maintain a business plan. The business plan must: 1. Define the department's overall organization, mission, and delivery of services. 2. Define the department's short-term and long-term goals and objectives based on customer needs. 3. Outline the …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-08 Required use of wide area network services

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Each state agency and institution that desires access to wide area network services and each county, city, and school district that desires access to wide area network services to transmit voice, data, or video outside that county, city, or school district shall obtain those serv…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-09 Information technology standards

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Based on information from state agencies and institutions, the department and the office of management and budget shall develop statewide information technology policies, standards, and guidelines. The policies, standards, and guidelines must recognize the uniqueness of certain a…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-10 Information technology coordinators

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Each agency or institution shall appoint an information technology coordinator. The coordinator shall maintain liaison with the department and assist the department in areas related to making the most economical use of information technology.

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-11 Information technology plans

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Each executive branch state agency or institution, excluding the institutions under the control of the board of higher education, unless the chief information officer grants an exemption, shall participate in the information technology planning process based on guidelines develop…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-11.1 Information technology project planning

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Each executive branch state agency, excluding entities under the control of the state board of higher education, considering the development of an information technology project with an estimated cost of one hundred thousand dollars or more shall involve the information technolog…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-12 Coordination of activities - Reports

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The department shall cooperate with each state entity providing access to any computer database or electronically filed or stored information under subsection 4 of section 44-04-18 to assist in providing economical, efficient, and compatible access. The chief information officer …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-14 Information technology operating fund - Continuing appropriation - Report

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1. The department shall establish a state information technology operating fund in the state treasury to be used for procuring and maintaining information technology and network services and for providing information technology and network services to state entities and network s…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-15 Acceptance of funds

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The department may accept federal or other funds, which must be deposited in the information technology operating fund or other funds specified by the office of management and budget and which may be spent subject to legislative appropriation. The department may apply for any pub…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-16 Confidentiality

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The department may receive from various agencies and various agencies may provide to the department any information from the agencies necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter without regard to the confidential nature of the information. Each agency shall notify the depart…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-19 Information technology department annual report

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The department shall prepare and present an annual report to the information technology committee. The report must contain: 1. A list of all projects for which financing agreements have been executed. 2. A comparison of the department's rates charged for services compared to rate…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-20 Security background information

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The chief information officer may require as a condition of employment or as a condition of contracting with the department that individuals, including any individuals employed by the contractor or a subcontractor to perform work under the contract, who have unescorted physical a…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-22 Required use of electronic mail, file and print server administration, database administration, application server, and hosting services

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Each state agency and institution, excluding the legislative and judicial branches, the institutions under the control of the state board of higher education, the attorney general, and any entity exempted by the office of management and budget after advisement by the information …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-22.1 Required use of centralized desktop support services

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1. The following state agencies shall obtain centralized desktop support services from the information technology department: a. Office of administrative hearings. b. Office of the governor. c. Commission on legal counsel for indigents. d. Public employees retirement system. e. N…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-23 Information technology projects - Reports

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1. An executive, legislative, or judicial branch agency, except for institutions under the control of the state board of higher education, shall report to the department before September first of each even-numbered year regarding the plan for and status of any information technol…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-24 Borrowing authority - E-rate funding - Emergency commission approval

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Notwithstanding the limitations provided in section 54-59-05 and upon the approval of the emergency commission, the department may borrow from the Bank of North Dakota an amount necessary to pay telecommunications costs for connecting approved schools and libraries in the event e…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-26 Health information technology office - Duties - Loan and grant programs

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1. The health information technology office is created in the department. 2. The health information technology office director shall: a. Apply for federal funds that may be available to assist the state and health care providers in implementing and improving health information te…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-27 Health information technology office - Electronic health information exchange fund

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1. There is created an electronic health information exchange fund. The fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund from federal or other sources or moneys transferred into the fund as directed by the legislative assembly. The health information technology office shall administ…

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-28 Participation in the health information exchange by executive branch state agencies and institutions of higher education

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1. Before January 1, 2015, each executive branch state agency and each institution of higher education that implements, acquires, or upgrades health information technology systems shall use health information technology systems and products that meet minimum standards adopted by …

N.D.C.C. § 54-59-29 Health information exchange - Confidential and exempt records

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Information submitted to, stored in, or transmitted by the health information exchange under this chapter and any such data or record in the possession of the health information technology office is an exempt record under chapter 44-04 unless the information is confidential under…