North Dakota Code 32-03.3-01 – Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-03.3-01
- children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
- 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
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Charitable organization” means a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is for relief of poor, disabled, underprivileged, or abused persons, support of youth and youth programs, or the prevention of abuse to children and vulnerable adults.
2. “Claim” means any claim for money damages brought against a charitable organization or an employee of the charitable organization for an injury caused by the charitable organization or an employee of the charitable organization acting within the scope of the employee’s employment.
3. “Employee” means every present or former officer or employee of the charitable organization or any person acting on behalf of the charitable organization in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation.
4. “Injury” means personal injury, death, or property damage.
5. “Occurrence” means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to a condition, which results in an injury.
6. “Personal injury” includes bodily injury, mental injury, sickness, or disease sustained by a person and injury to a person’s rights or reputation.
7. “Property damage” includes injury to or destruction of tangible or intangible property.
8. “Scope of employment” means the employee was acting on behalf of the charitable organization in the performance of duties or tasks of the charitable organization assigned to the employee by the charitable organization.