Title 4 — Economic Resources
115 chapters · 1,861 sections in this title.
4 CMC § 51508 Notices to be Posted in Business Establishments
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51508. Notices to be Posted in Business Establishments. The following notices shall be posted in the business establishments of each person engaged in cleaning, pressing, glazing or washing garments, clothing, wearing …
4 CMC § 51509 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51509. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this article shall have the following meanings: (a) Bureau. “Bureau” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (b) Heavy equipment veh…
4 CMC § 51510 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Adoption of Regulations to Ensure Compliance with Laws Relating to Processing of Liens
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51510. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Adoption of Regulations to Ensure Compliance with Laws Relating to Processing of Liens. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to ensure complianc…
4 CMC § 51511 Lien for Labor, Materials, Storage or Services; Detention of Vehicle, Trailer, Equipment or Parts
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51511. Lien for Labor, Materials, Storage or Services; Detention of Vehicle, Trailer, Equipment or Parts. (a) A person engaged in the business of: (1) Buying or selling vehicles; or (2) Keeping a garage or place for th…
4 CMC § 51512 Notice
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51512. Notice. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the notice of a lien must be given by delivery in person or by registered or certified letter addressed to the last known place of business or abode of…
4 CMC § 51513 Lienholder's Right Not Lost when Motor Vehicle, Heavy Equipment Vehicle, Motor Bus, Motor Carrier, Motorcycle, Moped, Motor Scooter, Motor Equipment, or Trailer Removed from his Control
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51513. Lienholder’s Right Not Lost when Motor Vehicle, Heavy Equipment Vehicle, Motor Bus, Motor Carrier, Motorcycle, Moped, Motor Scooter, Motor Equipment, or Trailer Removed from his Control. Any person who acquires …
4 CMC § 51514 Priority of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51514. Priority of Lien. If property that is the subject of a lien which is acquired as provided in this article is the subject of a secured transaction in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, the lien: (a) In…
4 CMC § 51515 Lien Does Not Deprive Claimant of Other Legal Remedies; Liability of Insurance Company for Cost of Repair and Towing of Vehicle Upon Notice
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51515. Lien Does Not Deprive Claimant of Other Legal Remedies; Liability of Insurance Company for Cost of Repair and Towing of Vehicle Upon Notice. (a) The lien created pursuant to 4 CMC § 51511 does not deprive the li…
4 CMC § 51516 Satisfaction of Lien; Sale by Auction; Disposition of Proceeds
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51516. Satisfaction of Lien; Sale by Auction; Disposition of Proceeds. The lien created in 4 CMC § 51511 may be satisfied as follows: (a) The lien claimant shall give written notice to the person on whose account the s…
4 CMC § 51517 Payment of Lien and Expenses Before Sale; Delivery of Property
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51517. Payment of Lien and Expenses Before Sale; Delivery of Property. At any time before the motor vehicle, heavy equipment vehicle, motor bus, motor carrier, motorcycle, moped, motor scooter, motor equipment, or trai…
4 CMC § 51518 Remedy for Enforcing Lien Does Not Preclude Other Remedies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51518. Remedy for Enforcing Lien Does Not Preclude Other Remedies. The remedy for enforcing the lien pursuant to this article does not preclude any other remedies allowed by law for the enforcement of a lien against pe…
4 CMC § 51519 Liability of Claimant for Failure to Redeliver
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51519. Liability of Claimant for Failure to Redeliver. After goods have been lawfully sold to satisfy the lien created pursuant to this article, the lien claimant is not liable for failure to deliver the motor vehicle,…
4 CMC § 51520 Validity of Lien May Be Contested; Liability of Claimant After Sale
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51520. Validity of Lien May Be Contested; Liability of Claimant After Sale. Nothing contained in this article precludes: (a) The owner of any motor vehicle, heavy equipment vehicle, motor bus, motor carrier, motorcycle…
4 CMC § 51521 Administrative Fine for Violations of this Article, or Regulated Regulation; Deposit of Fines; Enforcement Proceedings
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51521. Administrative Fine for Violations of this Article, or Related Regulation; Deposit of Fines; Enforcement Proceedings. (a) The Bureau may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a violation of an…
4 CMC § 51522 Penalty for Incurring Bill Without Authority or by Misrepresentation
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51522. Penalty for Incurring Bill Without Authority or by Misrepresentation. Any person who incurs a bill upon a motor vehicle, heavy equipment vehicle, motor bus, motor carrier, motorcycle, moped, motor scooter, motor…
4 CMC § 51523 Vessel Defined
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51523. Vessel Defined. “Vessel” includes every description of water-craft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water. Source: PL 15-117, § 2(51423).
4 CMC § 51524 Extent of Lien; Detention of Vessel; Priority of Claims
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51524. Extent of Lien; Detention of Vessel; Priority of Claims. (a) A vessel in the Commonwealth is subject to a lien for wages due to persons employed, for work done or services rendered on board the vessel. (b) A per…
4 CMC § 51525 Right of Lienholder Not Lost When Vessel Removed from his Control; Seizure Without Process of Law
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51525. Right of Lienholder Not Lost When Vessel Removed from his Control; Seizure Without Process of Law. (a) A holder of a lien pursuant to 4 CMC § 51524 does not lose his lien by reason of allowing the vessel to be r…
4 CMC § 51526 Lien Does Not Deprive Lienholder of Other Remedy
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51526. Lien Does Not Deprive Lienholder of Other Remedy. A lien created pursuant to 4 CMC § 51524, does not deprive the holder of any other remedy allowed by law for the collection of charges and advances which he has …
4 CMC § 51527 Satisfaction of Lien: Notice; Sale by Auction; Disposition of Proceeds
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51527. Satisfaction of Lien: Notice; Sale by Auction; Disposition of Proceeds. A lien created pursuant to 4 CMC § 51524 may be satisfied as follows: (a) The lienholder shall give written notice to the person on whose a…
4 CMC § 51528 Payment of Lien and Expenses Before Sale
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51528. Payment of Lien and Expenses Before Sale. At any time before a vessel is so sold, any person claiming a right of property or possession therein may pay the lienholder the amount necessary to satisfy his lien and…
4 CMC § 51529 Remedy for Enforcing Lien Does Not Preclude Other Remedies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51529. Remedy for Enforcing Lien Does Not Preclude Other Remedies. The remedy for enforcing the lien pursuant to 4 CMC § 51524 does not preclude any other remedies allowed by law for the enforcement of a lien against p…
4 CMC § 51530 Lawful Sale Releases Lienholder
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51530. Lawful Sale Releases Lienholder. After a vessel has been lawfully sold to satisfy a lien created pursuant to 4 CMC § 51524 the lienholder is not liable for failure to deliver the vessel to a previous owner or cl…
4 CMC § 51531 Validity of Lien May Be Contested; Responsibility of Lienholder to Owner After Sale to Third Person
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51531. Validity of Lien May Be Contested; Responsibility of Lienholder to Owner After Sale to Third Person. This article does not preclude the owner of a vessel, or preclude any other person having an interest or equit…
4 CMC § 51532 Penalty for Incurring Bill Without Authority or by Misrepresentation
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51532. Penalty for Incurring Bill Without Authority or by Misrepresentation. A person who incurs a bill upon a vessel without the authority of the owner thereof, or by misrepresentation, is guilty of a misdemeanor puni…
4 CMC § 51533 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51533. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this article shall have the following meanings: (a) Facility. “Facility” means real property divided into individual spaces for …
4 CMC § 51534 Use of Facility for Residence Prohibited; Eviction; Nature of Facility; Effect of Issuance of Document of Title for Property
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51534. Use of Facility for Residence Prohibited; Eviction; Nature of Facility; Effect of Issuance of Document of Title for Property. (a) A person shall not use a facility for a residence. The owner of such a facility s…
4 CMC § 51535 Lien of Owner of Facility; Priority of Lien Created by Document of Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51535. Lien of Owner of Facility; Priority of Lien Created by Document of Title. (a) The owner of a facility and his heirs, assignees or successors have a lien on all personal property located at the facility for the r…
4 CMC § 51536 Contents of Rental Agreement
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51536. Contents of Rental Agreement. (a) Each rental agreement must be in writing and must contain: (1) A provision printed in a size equal to at least 10-point type that states, “IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE THIS STORAGE FAC…
4 CMC § 51537 Unpaid Charges: Termination of Occupant's Right to Use Space; Notice; Imposition of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51537. Unpaid Charges: Termination of Occupant’s Right to Use Space; Notice; Imposition of Lien. (a) If any charges for rent or other items owed by the occupant remain unpaid for 14 days or more, the owner may terminat…
4 CMC § 51538 Owner's Remedies Upon Nonpayment of Charges; Notice of Sale; Limit on Earliest Time for Sale
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51538. Owner’s Remedies Upon Nonpayment of Charges; Notice of Sale; Limit on Earliest Time for Sale. (a) After the notice of the lien is mailed by the owner, if the occupant fails to pay the total amount due by the dat…
4 CMC § 51539 Occupant's Declaration of Opposition to Sale
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51539. Occupant’s Declaration of Opposition to Sale. The occupant may prevent a sale of the personal property to satisfy the lien if he executes a declaration of opposition to the sale under penalty of perjury and retu…
4 CMC § 51540 Sale of Occupant's Property by Owner: Advertisement; Manner; Distribution of Proceeds
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51540. Sale of Occupant’s Property by Owner: Advertisement; Manner; Distribution of Proceeds. (a) If the declaration in opposition to the lien sale executed by the occupant is not received by the date of the sale speci…
4 CMC § 51541 Claim of Property Subject to Security Interest
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51541. Claim of Property Subject to Security Interest. (a) Any person who has a security interest in the personal property perfected may claim the personal property which is subject to the security interest and to the …
4 CMC § 51542 Satisfaction of Lien by Person Claiming Interest in Property
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51542. Satisfaction of Lien by Person Claiming Interest in Property. Before the sale to satisfy the lien, any person claiming an interest in the personal property may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and th…
4 CMC § 51543 Action to Enforce Lien; Enforcement of Judgment; Stay of Enforcement Pending Appeal
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51543. Action to Enforce Lien; Enforcement of Judgment; Stay of Enforcement Pending Appeal. (a) If the occupant signs, and returns to the owner, the declaration in opposition to the sale, the owner may commence an acti…
4 CMC § 51544 Purchaser of Property at Sale to Satisfy Lien or Enforce Judgment Takes Free of Occupant's Interest
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51544. Purchaser of Property at Sale to Satisfy Lien or Enforce Judgment Takes Free of Occupant’s Interest. Any person who purchases the personal property in good faith at a sale to satisfy the lien or a sale to enforc…
4 CMC § 51545 Lien on Personal Property; Sale After 30 Days After Default
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51545. Lien on Personal Property; Sale After 30 Days After Default. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every hotel, inn, motel, or lodging house proprietor or proprietors, or person who lets rooms to lodgers for…
4 CMC § 51546 Sale of Baggage or Property Left at Hotel, Motel, or Lodging House
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51546. Sale of Baggage or Property Left at Hotel, Motel, or Lodging House. All baggage or property of whatever description left at a hotel, inn, motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodging house for the period of 60 d…
4 CMC § 51547 Sales at Public Auction: Notice; Disposition of Proceeds
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51547. Sales at Public Auction: Notice; Disposition of Proceeds. (a) All sales made under 4 CMC §§ 51545 and 51546 shall be made at public auction. (b) No sale shall be valid unless notice of the sale is published at l…
4 CMC § 51548 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51548. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this article shall have the following meanings: (a) Court. “Court” means the CNMI Superior Court. (b) Hospital. “Hospital” means…
4 CMC § 51549 Extent of Lien; Exception; Lien in Addition to Lien on Property
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51549. Extent of lien; Exception; Lien in Addition to Lien on Property. (a) Whenever any person receives hospitalization on account of any injury, and he, or his personal representative after his death, claims damages …
4 CMC § 51550 Limitations on Extent of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51550. Limitations on Extent of Lien. (a) No rights or claims for liens under part A of this article, shall be allowed for hospitalization rendered an injured person after a settlement has been effected by or on behalf…
4 CMC § 51551 Notice of Lien Required: Recording and Service
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51551. Notice of Lien Required: Recording and Service. In order to perfect the lien, the hospital or the owner or operator thereof shall: (a) Before the payment of any money to the injured person or to his legal repres…
4 CMC § 51552 Form of Notice
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51552. Form of Notice. The form of the notice required by 4 CMC § 51551 must be substantially as follows: Notice is hereby given that ................................ has rendered services in hospitalization for ......…
4 CMC § 51553 Hospital Records: Examination; Copying
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51553. Hospital Records: Examination; Copying. Any party legally liable or against whom a claim shall be asserted for compensation or damages for injuries shall have a right to examine and make copies of all records of…
4 CMC § 51554 Payment to Injured Person After Notice of Lien; Liability and Payment to Hospital
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51554. Payment to Injured Person After Notice of Lien; Liability and Payment to Hospital. (a) Any person or his insurer who, after the receipt of a certified copy of the notice of lien pursuant to 4 CMC § 51552, makes …
4 CMC § 51555 Foreclosure of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51555. Foreclosure of Lien. (a) The lien described in 4 CMC § 51549 may be foreclosed by a lawsuit in the CNMI Superior Court. (b) In any suit brought pursuant to the provisions of this article, upon entering a decree …
4 CMC § 51556 Extent of Lien; Notice of Lien; Amendment of Notice
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51556. Extent of Lien; Notice of Lien; Amendment of Notice. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a hospital has a lien upon the real property of a person for charges incurred and unpaid for the care of t…
4 CMC § 51557 Foreclosure: Manner; Limitations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51557. Foreclosure: Manner; Limitations. (a) A lien for charges owed to a hospital may be foreclosed by a lawsuit in the CNMI Superior Court in the same manner as an action for foreclosure of any other lien. (b) The li…