Title 2 — Natural Resources
53 chapters · 858 sections in this title.
2 CMC § 3521 Conformity to N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b)
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3521. Conformity to N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b). Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a mayor from carrying out the responsibilities and duties of the mayor under N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 3(b). Source: PL 6-30, § 11.
2 CMC § 3531 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3531. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (a) The term “advance disposal fee” means fees assessed at the point of entry to the Commonwealth which are intended to cover a portion of the costs of the management of s…
2 CMC § 3532 Advance Disposal Fees
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§ 3532 TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3532. Advance Disposal Fees. There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works (DPW), the authority to develop Advance Disposal Fees (ADFs) for specific materials deemed viable for diversion. Those it…
2 CMC § 3533 Promulgation of Regulations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES § 3533 DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3533. Promulgation of Regulations. The Department of Public Works (DPW) shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a specific Advance Disposal Fee program for each material. In developing these regulations a…
2 CMC § 3534 Funding of Diversion Activities
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES § 3534 DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3534. Funding of Diversion Activities. (a) There is hereby created within the Commonwealth Treasury an Environmental Management Fund. All funds collected through the imposition of Advance Disposal Fees shall be depos…
2 CMC § 3535 Inspection of Records and Premises
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§ 3535 TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3535. Inspection of Records and Premises. The DEQ and/or DPW or their agents shall have the authority to inspect the records of any business or individual that may be engaged in the import of materials covered by thi…
2 CMC § 3536 Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3536. Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties. The enforcement provisions of 1 CMC §§ 3131 et seq., as amended by PL 11103 and any future amendments shall apply to any violation under this chapter. Source: PL 11-122, § 8, modi…
2 CMC § 3551 The Establishment of the Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3551. The Establishment of the Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund. (a) There is hereby established within the Commonwealth Treasury a Solid Waste Management Revolving Fund which shall be accounted for separately from the…
2 CMC § 3561 Kagman and Southern Solid Waste Transfer Stations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3561. Kagman and Southern Solid Waste Transfer Stations. In addition to the Department of Public Works powers and duties enumerated under 2 CMC § 3514, the Secretary of the Department of Public Works (Secretary) shall: (a) …
2 CMC § 3562 Transfer Stations Location and Property Conveyance
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3562. Transfer Stations Location and Property Conveyance. (a) In collaboration with the Secretary of the Department of Public Lands, the Secretary shall identify the sites suitable to build the solid waste transfer station …
2 CMC § 3563 Timeline
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 3: THE ENVIRONMENT § 3563. Timeline. (a) The feasibility study described under 2 CMC § 3561(a) shall be completed within 180 days after this Act becomes law. (b) The identification, selection, and conveyance of the public lands for the sites of…
2 CMC § 4511 Purpose of Chapter
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4511. Purpose of Chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a system of mortgage law in the Commonwealth which will induce lenders to make secured commercial and residential loans, while at the same time insuring t…
2 CMC § 4512 Effect of Enactment of This Chapter
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4512. Effect of Enactment of This Chapter. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and those of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall control insofar as they concern the rights and oblig…
2 CMC § 4513 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4513. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning: (a) “Default” means a failure of an obligor to perform an act he or she i…
2 CMC § 4514 Right to Possession
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4514. Right to Possession. The mortgagee is not entitled to possession of mortgaged property unless the mortgage expressly grants a right of possession. However, after the execution of the mortgage, the mortgagor may agree t…
2 CMC § 4515 Security Not to be Impaired
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4515. Security Not to be Impaired. No mortgagor shall do any act which will impair the mortgagee’s security without the express written permission of the mortgagee. Source: DL 4-143, § 5.
2 CMC § 4516 Property Mortgageable
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4516. Property Mortgageable. Any property may be mortgaged, including homesteaded property for which a deed of conveyance has been issued pursuant to 2 CMC § 4308 and properly recorded. The exemption set forth in 7 CMC § 421…
2 CMC § 4517 Heirs and Devisees take Subject to Mortgage
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4517. Heirs and Devisees take Subject to Mortgage. Whenever real property which is subject to a mortgage passes by succession or devise, the successor or devisee is not entitled to have the decedent’s personal representative…
2 CMC § 4518 Transfers Made as Security Deemed Mortgages
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4518. Transfers Made as Security Deemed Mortgages. Every transfer of an interest in property, made only as a security for the performance of another act, and every transfer or conveyance of any property by deed of trust or o…
2 CMC § 4519 Necessity of Writing; Translations
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4519. Necessity of Writing; Translations. A mortgage shall be created, amended, renewed, or extended only by a writing in English. All mortgage instruments shall contain a clause conspicuously located, notifying the mortgago…
2 CMC § 4520 Void Instruments or Agreements
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4520. Void Instruments or Agreements. (a) Any instrument affecting an estate in real property, including any charge upon real property, or upon its rents or profits, made with intent to defraud prior or subsequent purchasers…
2 CMC § 4521 Acknowledgement of Mortgage
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4521. Acknowledgment of Mortgage. (a) All mortgages, amendments, renewals, and extensions of mortgages shall be acknowledged or proven, as provided by this chapter, and recorded with the Commonwealth Recorder’s Office. (b) F…
2 CMC § 4522 Requisites for Recording
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4522. Requisites for Recording. No mortgage may be received for recordation unless it is executed in accordance with the requirements of 2 CMC §§ 4519 and 4521 and contains: (a) Post office addresses of the mortgagor and mor…
2 CMC § 4523 Effect of Failure to Record
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4523. Effect of Failure to Record. In the event of failure to properly record a mortgage, the provisions of 1 CMC § 3711 shall apply. Source: DL 4-143, § 11.
2 CMC § 4524 Service of Notice; Designated Personal Representative
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4524. Service of Notice; Designated Personal Representative. (a) All notices required by this chapter must be in writing and, notwithstanding any other provision of this section, are sufficient if received by the mortgagor. …
2 CMC § 4525 Assignments, Subordinations and Waivers; Recordation
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4525. Assignments, Subordinations and Waivers; Recordation. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the assignment, subordination, or waiver of a mortgage. (b) The recordation of any assignment, subordination, or waiver s…
2 CMC § 4526 Record of Assignment Not Notice to Mortgagor; Form of Notice to Mortgagor
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4526. Record of Assignment Not Notice To Mortgagor; Form of Notice to Mortgagor. (a) When a mortgage is executed as security for money due or to become due on a promissory note, bond, or other instrument, the recordation of …
2 CMC § 4527 Assignment of Debt Carries Security
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4527. Assignment of Debt Carries Security. The assignment of a debt secured by a mortgage carries with it the mortgage unless the assignment provides to the contrary. Source: DL 4-143, § 16.
2 CMC § 4528 Certificate of Discharge Required
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4528. Certificate of Discharge Required. When any mortgage has been satisfied, the mortgagee must execute, acknowledge and deliver to the mortgagor a certificate of the discharge thereof, so as to entitle the certificate to …
2 CMC § 4531 No Private Power of Sale Conferred by Mortgage
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4531. No Private Power of Sale Conferred by Mortgage. No mortgage may be foreclosed other than by the judicial remedies provided by this chapter. Source: DL 4-143, § 19.
2 CMC § 4532 Acceleration of Principal
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4532. Acceleration of Principal. No acceleration of unpaid principal of the underlying obligation shall be effective until 30 days after receipt of the notice of default provided for in 2 CMC § 4534. Source: DL 4-143, § 20.…
2 CMC § 4533 Mortgagee's Remedies in the Event of Default
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4533. Mortgagee’s Remedies in the Event of Default. In the event of default by the mortgagor in the performance of his or her obligations under the mortgage or note or any other instrument secured by the mortgage, the mortga…
2 CMC § 4534 Notice of Default
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4534. Notice of Default. Not less than 30 days prior to the commencement of any action or proceeding seeking foreclosure of a mortgage, written notice of default shall be served as provided in 2 CMC § 4524. The notice shall …
2 CMC § 4535 Request for Copies of Notices of Default Prior to Foreclosure; Recorder's Duties; Notice of Meeting
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4535. Request for Copies of Notices of Default Prior to Foreclosure; Recorder’s Duties; Notice of Meeting. (a) Any person desiring to receive a copy of a notice of default prior to foreclosure may, at any time subsequent to …
2 CMC § 4536 Cure of Default; Payment of Arrearages; Costs and Fees: Effect Upon Acceleration
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4536. Cure of Default; Payment of Arrearages; Costs and Fees: Effect Upon Acceleration. (a) Whenever there has been a failure by the mortgagor to pay obligations in accordance with the terms of a mortgage, including circumst…
2 CMC § 4537 Actions for Foreclosure of Mortgages
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4537. Actions for Foreclosure of Mortgages. (a) Where Brought. All judicial actions for the foreclosure of a mortgage shall be brought in the Commonwealth Trial Court. (b) Service of Summons. Service of summons in an action …
2 CMC § 4541 Redemption
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4541. Redemption. All real property sold upon foreclosure of a mortgage by order, judgment, or decree of court may be redeemed pursuant to this article at any time, within 12 months after the date of the sale by the judgment…
2 CMC § 4542 Redemption Amount; Time; Payment; Disagreement as to Amount; Proceedings for Determination; Notice and Hearing; Certificate
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4542. Redemption Amount; Time; Payment; Disagreement as to Amount; Proceedings for Determination; Notice and Hearing; Certificate. (a) The judgment debtor may redeem the property from the purchaser within 12 months of the da…
2 CMC § 4543 Rents and Profits; Rights of Purchaser and Redemptioner; Credit Upon Redemption; Money to be Paid; Accounting
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4543. Rents and Profits; Rights of Purchaser and Redemptioner; Credit Upon Redemption; Money to be Paid; Accounting. (a) The purchaser, from the time of the sale until a redemption, is entitled to receive, from the tenant in…
2 CMC § 4544 Injury to Property Restrained
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4544. Injury to Property Restrained. (a) The Commonwealth Trial Court, by injunction, for good cause shown, may restrain the party in possession from doing any injurious act to the property during the existence of the mortga…
2 CMC § 4551 Limitation of Actions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4551. Limitation of Actions. No action to recover land or any interest therein based on any claim or color of title originating, accruing or arising before a foreclosure sale shall be commenced after expiration of the redemp…
2 CMC § 4552 Discharge of Real Estate Mortgage Not Renewed or Extended or Recorded
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4552. Discharge of Real Estate Mortgage Not Renewed or Extended or Recorded. Every mortgage which has not been renewed or extended of record within 15 years after its due date, or when no due date is shown in the mortgage th…
2 CMC § 4553 Legal Tender
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4553. Legal Tender. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mortgage may require all mortgage payments to be made in the coins and currencies of the United States, and all purchases of land at foreclosure sales and all…
2 CMC § 4554 Foreign Citizens as Mortgagees
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4554. Foreign Citizens as Mortgagees. A person not of Northern Marianas descent may be a mortgagee under the provisions of this chapter. However, no section of this chapter shall be construed to mean that a person not of Nor…
2 CMC § 4555 Improvements by Mortgagee Prior to Sale
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 4: LAND RESOURCES § 4555. Improvements by Mortgagee Prior to Sale. After the commencement of a suit to foreclose, the mortgagee may make a motion to the court to be allowed to make repairs to maintain the property. If the motion is granted for …
2 CMC § 5501 Short Title and Purpose
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5501. Short Title and Purpose. This article may be cited as the Commonwealth Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. Source: PL 4-26, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 4-26 took effect December 18, 1984.
2 CMC § 5502 Purpose
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5502. Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to provide immunity from suit for persons who donate food or who receive or serve donated food. Source: PL 4-26, § 1.
2 CMC § 5503 Definitions
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5503. Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “Canned food” means any canned food that has been hermetically sealed and commercially processed and prepared for human consumption, including canned or preserved fru…
2 CMC § 5504 Who May Donate
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5504. Who May Donate. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other organization may donate, in good faith and free of charge, to a donee any canned food, edible animal, farm product, or perishable foo…
2 CMC § 5505 Immunity for Donated Food
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TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 5: ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FOOD § 5505. Immunity for Donated Food. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other organization which donates food or any donee which receives or serves donated food shall not be liable for damages in any …