City auditor or secretary of rural fire department to file certificate with state fire marshal and insurance commissioner - Report to budget section
N.D. Cent. Code § 18-04-02
in effect18-04-02. City auditor or secretary of rural fire department to file certificate with state
fire marshal and insurance commissioner - Report to budget section.
1. On or before the thirty-first day of October in each year, the auditor or secretary of any
city or rural fire department that has an organized fire department shall file with the
state fire marshal and with the insurance commissioner the auditor's or secretary's
certificate stating the existence of the fire department, the date of its organization, the
number of fire engines, hook and ladder trucks, and the system of water supply in use
by the department, with such other facts as the state fire marshal or commissioner
may require.
2. A certified city fire department, certified rural fire department, or certified fire protection
district receiving funds under section 18-04-05 shall file an annual report with the state
fire marshal detailing the expenditure of the funds and its committed and uncommitted
reserve balances. The report must identify the purpose of any committed reserve
balance and the anticipated time period for spending the committed reserves. The
state fire marshal shall present a biennial report to the budget section of the legislative
management summarizing the expenditures by certified city fire departments, certified
rural fire departments, and certified fire protection districts of funds received under
section 18-04-05 and the information on committed and uncommitted reserve fund
balances of these entities.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t18c04.pdf#nameddest=18-04-02Fetched: 10/16/2026