North Dakota Code 57-65-16 – Bond – Reports – Actions
1. The tax commissioner may require a sufficient bond from any person charged with the making and filing of reports and the payment of the taxes imposed under this chapter.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-65-16
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- 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
The bond must run to the state of North Dakota and must be conditioned upon the making and filing of reports as required by law, upon compliance with the rules and regulations of the tax commissioner, and for the prompt payment by the principal of all taxes justly due the state under this chapter.
2. When any reports required have not been filed, or may be insufficient to furnish all the information required by the tax commissioner, the tax commissioner shall institute in the name of the state of North Dakota upon relation of the tax commissioner any necessary action or proceedings in the courts having jurisdiction to enjoin such person from continuing operations until such reports have been filed as required. In all proper cases an injunction must issue without bond from the state of North Dakota. Upon showing that the state is in danger of losing its claims or the property is being mismanaged, dissipated, or concealed, a receiver must be appointed.