§ 37-27-01 Definitions
§ 37-27-02 Payment of adjusted compensation for service
§ 37-27-03 Payment to beneficiary of veteran who died in active service
§ 37-27-04 Application
§ 37-27-05 Method of payment – Deduction of sums due veterans’ aid fund
§ 37-27-06 Payments exempt from taxation and from execution – Assignments void – Debts to state and political subdivisions not deducted
§ 37-27-07 Duty of adjutant general – Finality of decisions – Questions of residence subject to court review
§ 37-27-08 Penalty for false statement
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 37-27 - War and Armed Conflict Veterans' Compensation

  • Armed forces: means army, marine corps, navy, air force, space force, and coast guard. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
  • 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.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Military: means armed forces. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • 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