North Dakota Code 1-02-42 – Effective dates of legislation – Rules of construction
In determining the effective date of any law enacted by the legislative assembly, a “measure” includes the entire contents of a legislative act, unless the legislative assembly specifically provides within the act that only a portion of the act is an emergency, appropriation, or tax measure. Unless a different date is specified in a measure, the measure takes effect on July first after its filing with the secretary of state if:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 1-02-42
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
1. Any portion of the measure provides an appropriation for support and maintenance of state departments and institutions; or
2. Any portion of the measure:
a. (1) Provides for an enforced contribution for public purposes which is not dependent upon the will or consent of the person taxed; (2) Imposes a fee for any purpose; or
(3) Authorizes a public official or entity to determine the level of a fee for any purpose; and
b. Changes any statutory factor that determines the amount of a taxpayer’s liability for the contribution or fee, including a full or partial exemption or credit.