Settlement of unpaid warrants
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.1-34.2
in effect61-16.1-34.2. Settlement of unpaid warrants
A board of county commissioners may negotiate and execute a settlement with the owners
of drain warrants and pay the amount of the settlement from the general fund of the county if:
1. Drain warrants issued pursuant to the establishment of a drain in two or more counties
remain unpaid;
2. The amounts realized from the original assessments are not sufficient to pay the
warrants;
3. An additional assessment would be necessary to meet the deficit; and
4. The board finds the county has received benefits from the drain by reasons of public
health, convenience, or welfare and, as a result, may be liable for assessment or
reassessment and the credit of the county is or may be affected by the existence of
the outstanding and unpaid warrants.
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