Claimants on public land

N.D. Cent. Code § 32-17-20
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32-17-20. Claimants on public land Any person settled upon the public lands belonging to the United States on which settlement is not prohibited expressly by Congress, or some department of the general government, may maintain an action for any injuries done to the same, or an action to recover the possession thereof, in the same manner as if the person possessed a fee simple title to such lands.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c17.pdf#nameddest=32-17-20Fetched: 10/16/2026

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