North Dakota Code 18-04-02 – City auditor or secretary of rural fire department to file certificate with state fire marshal and insurance commissioner – Report to budget section
1. On or before the thirty-first day of October in each year, the auditor or secretary of any city or rural fire department that has an organized fire department shall file with the state fire marshal and with the insurance commissioner the auditor’s or secretary’s certificate stating the existence of the fire department, the date of its organization, the number of fire engines, hook and ladder trucks, and the system of water supply in use by the department, with such other facts as the state fire marshal or commissioner may require.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 18-04-02
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. 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
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
2. A certified city fire department, certified rural fire department, or certified fire protection district receiving funds under section 18-04-05 shall file an annual report with the state fire marshal detailing the expenditure of the funds and its committed and uncommitted reserve balances. The report must identify the purpose of any committed reserve balance and the anticipated time period for spending the committed reserves. The state fire marshal shall present a biennial report to the budget section of the legislative management summarizing the expenditures by certified city fire departments, certified rural fire departments, and certified fire protection districts of funds received under section 18-04-05 and the information on committed and uncommitted reserve fund balances of these entities.