Conveyance of land by noting or marking map or plat - Status as general warranty - Land for public use
N.D. Cent. Code § 40-50.1-05
in effect40-50.1-05. Conveyance of land by noting or marking map or plat - Status as general
warranty - Land for public use.
When the plat has been made out and certified, acknowledged, and recorded as required
by sections 40-50.1-01, 40-50.1-03, and 40-50.1-04, every donation or grant to the public, or to
any individual, religious society, corporation, or limited liability company, marked or noted as
such on the plat or map is a sufficient conveyance to vest the fee simple title in the parcel of
land as designated on the plat. The mark or note made on a plat or map is for all intents and
purposes a general warranty against the donors, their heirs and representatives, to the donees
or grantees for the expressed and intended uses and purposes named in the plat and for no
other use or purpose. The land intended to be used for the streets, alleys, ways, or other public
uses in any jurisdiction or addition thereto must be held in the corporate name of the jurisdiction
in trust for the uses and purposes set forth and expressed and intended.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c50-1.pdf#nameddest=40-50p1-05Fetched: 10/16/2026