N.D. Cent. Code § 11-20-18
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11-20-18. Papers to be delivered upon termination of employment - Penalty
Official statutory text
11-20-18. Papers to be delivered upon termination of employment - Penalty
When a county surveyor resigns or is removed from office, the surveyor shall deliver all
books and papers relating to the office to the surveyor's successor or to the board of county
commissioners if no successor has been appointed. A county surveyor who shall neglect to so
deliver such books and papers within one month after the termination of employment, or any
executor or administrator, within thirty days after appointment and qualification, of a deceased
county surveyor who shall neglect to so deliver any such books and papers coming into the
person's custody within one month after the death of the county surveyor, shall forfeit and pay to
the county a sum of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. Such amount shall be
fixed by the board of county commissioners at its meeting after such failure. A similar sum shall
be paid for each month thereafter until such books and papers are delivered as is required by
this section.
When a county surveyor resigns or is removed from office, the surveyor shall deliver all
books and papers relating to the office to the surveyor's successor or to the board of county
commissioners if no successor has been appointed. A county surveyor who shall neglect to so
deliver such books and papers within one month after the termination of employment, or any
executor or administrator, within thirty days after appointment and qualification, of a deceased
county surveyor who shall neglect to so deliver any such books and papers coming into the
person's custody within one month after the death of the county surveyor, shall forfeit and pay to
the county a sum of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. Such amount shall be
fixed by the board of county commissioners at its meeting after such failure. A similar sum shall
be paid for each month thereafter until such books and papers are delivered as is required by
this section.
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