TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES
§ 4244. Notice of Hearing. (a) Before commencement of a hearing with respect to any claim, notice containing a description of the claim and the date, time, and place of hearing shall be given at least 30 days in advance of the hearing as follows: (1) By posting such notice on the land involved; and (2) By serving such notice upon all parties shown by the preliminary inquiry to be interested either: (A) By service in the same manner as a civil summons, or (B) By registered mail, postage prepaid, to the party’s last known address. (b) Such notice and notices of determinations of ownership under 2 CMC § 4248 shall be served by any policeman without charge. During the period between the giving of notice under this chapter and the hearing, any person or group claiming an interest in the land adverse to the claim as stated in the notice may file their claim with the Senior Land Commissioner. Notice of such adverse claims may also be given orally at the hearing, and a record thereof shall be made. Source: PL 3-79, § 13. Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Senior Land Commissioner,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001; see also the comment to 2 CMC § 4212.