Any county auditor who extends taxes in excess of the limitations prescribed by the terms of this chapter shall forfeit a sum of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, the amount to be determined by the court in an action brought in district court by the state‘s attorney in the name of the state for the benefit of the county general fund, and if such action of the county auditor is willful, the county auditor also is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the North Dakota Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 360 daysup to $3,000
For details, see § 12.1-32-01

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-15-35

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49