1.    In any action in a state court in this state, the commissioner may not be required to pay any filing fee or other court costs or disbursements if the fees accrue to the county or to the state.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-58-55

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The attorney general may employ outside legal services to assist the commissioner in the prosecution of such action as in the attorney general’s judgment may be necessary and the commissioner shall deduct the expenses of the legal services from the trust fund and the credit-sale contract indemnity fund as appropriate.

3.    All other necessary expenses incurred by the commissioner in carrying out this chapter,    including    adequate    insurance    to    protect    the    commissioner,    the commissioner’s employees, and others engaged in carrying out this chapter, must be reimbursed to the commissioner from the trust fund and credit-sale indemnity funds as appropriate.