N.D. Cent. Code § 11-21-01
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11-21-01. Public administrator - Appointment - Term of office
Official statutory text
11-21-01. Public administrator - Appointment - Term of office
The presiding judge of the judicial district in which a county is located may, after
consultation with the judges of the judicial district, appoint a public administrator for that county.
A public administrator may be a corporation or limited liability company. The initial appointments
under this section may be made upon completion of the terms of public administrators elected in
1984. The public administrator shall hold office for four years and until a successor is appointed
and qualified. The presiding judge may appoint a single public administrator to serve more than
one county within the district court's jurisdiction.
The presiding judge of the judicial district in which a county is located may, after
consultation with the judges of the judicial district, appoint a public administrator for that county.
A public administrator may be a corporation or limited liability company. The initial appointments
under this section may be made upon completion of the terms of public administrators elected in
1984. The public administrator shall hold office for four years and until a successor is appointed
and qualified. The presiding judge may appoint a single public administrator to serve more than
one county within the district court's jurisdiction.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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