Eligibility for participation in fund created from premium tax on fire insurance companies
N.D. Cent. Code § 18-04-01
in effect18-04-01. Eligibility for participation in fund created from premium tax on fire
insurance companies.
1. To become eligible for the benefits provided under this chapter, a city, or one or more
townships or fire districts, shall maintain therein for at least eight months before the
filing of the certificate required under section 18-04-02 a fire district, fire protection
district, or department that:
a. Has been in actual existence for the period specified in this section;
b. Provides the minimum requirements for class 9 fire protection or better; and
c. Has been in compliance with the requirements to report fires as set forth in
section 18-01-06.
2. Change in a fire department's name, or incorporation into a fire district, is deemed a
waiver of the eight-month waiting period for filing a certificate of existence under
section 18-04-02.
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