North Dakota Code 18-01-17 – Appeal to state fire marshal from abatement order – Record made by state fire marshal
If the owner, lessee, agent, or occupant of any building or premises described in an abatement order is aggrieved by such order and desires a hearing thereon, the person may complain or appeal in writing to the state fire marshal within five days from the service of the order, and the state fire marshal shall investigate said complaint immediately. The state fire marshal shall fix a time, not less than five days nor more than ten days thereafter, and a place when and where the state fire marshal will hear the complaint. The state fire marshal at said hearing shall make a complete record of the proceedings and may affirm, modify, revoke, or vacate the order, and unless the order is revoked, modified, or vacated, it must remain in force and be complied with by such owner, lessee, agent, or occupant within the time fixed in said order or within such time as may be fixed by the state fire marshal at said hearing unless an appeal is taken from the order.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 18-01-17
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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