§ 18-01-01 Appointment of state fire marshal – Appointment and salaries of deputies and assistants – Budget
§ 18-01-02 Duties of state fire marshal and deputy state fire marshals
§ 18-01-03 Deputy state fire marshal to assist state fire marshal – Duties when state fire marshal absent
§ 18-01-03.1 Inspections – Department of health and human services – Education
§ 18-01-03.2 Delegation of authority
§ 18-01-04 Rules for prevention of fires to be issued
§ 18-01-04.1 Educational programs – Provided by state fire marshal
§ 18-01-05 Insurance companies to report fire losses to state fire marshal
§ 18-01-05.1 Disclosure of information – Immunity – Confidentiality
§ 18-01-06 Fire chiefs and auditors or secretaries of cities and rural fire protection districts must report fires
§ 18-01-07 State fire marshal may direct investigation – Report of investigation – Records in state fire marshal’s office
§ 18-01-09 Investigation by state fire marshal – Complaint to bureau of criminal investigation – Records of arson prosecutions
§ 18-01-10 State fire marshal and deputies may subpoena witnesses and records – Witness fees – Oaths – Certificates
§ 18-01-11 Refusal of witness at state fire marshal’s investigation to testify, produce records, or obey order – Penalty
§ 18-01-13 Interfering with state fire marshal or deputies – Penalty
§ 18-01-14 Abatement of fire hazards
§ 18-01-15 Abatement of conditions dangerous to persons – Order – Failure to comply – Penalty
§ 18-01-16 Order of abatement – To whom directed – Contents – How served – Service by publication
§ 18-01-17 Appeal to state fire marshal from abatement order – Record made by state fire marshal
§ 18-01-18 Appeal from abatement order of state fire marshal
§ 18-01-19 Noncompliance with order of abatement – Court proceeding – Title
§ 18-01-20 Service of order and notice – Contents of notice – Additional parties – Duty of insurance commissioner
§ 18-01-21 Service of abatement order and notice by publication – Affidavit – Order
§ 18-01-22 Appearance in court proceeding by parties in interest
§ 18-01-23 Time of hearing in district court – Notice to parties who have appeared
§ 18-01-24 Hearing in district court
§ 18-01-25 Conclusiveness of abatement order or of judgment on appeal therefrom
§ 18-01-26 Judgment of district court and contents
§ 18-01-27 Costs and disbursements – Enforcing order – Lien of costs – Payment of sheriff’s fees
§ 18-01-28 Records in state fire marshal department open to inspection – Exception
§ 18-01-29 Biennial report
§ 18-01-30 State’s attorneys to assist state fire marshal
§ 18-01-31 Compensation of officers performing services for state fire marshal department
§ 18-01-32 Violation of duty by officers – Penalty
§ 18-01-33 State fire marshal may adopt rules for explosives – Penalty
§ 18-01-35 Fire and tornado fund fees
§ 18-01-36 Petroleum release compensation fund fees
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 18-01 - State Fire Marshal Department

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes "affirmation". See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
  • paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • week: means seven consecutive days and the word "month" a calendar month. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37