The amounts paid into the relief association by the state, city, and employee’s salary contribution and set aside in the association state fund must be appropriated and disbursed only for:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 18-11-14

  • children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • 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

1.    The payment of disability or service pensions to members of the association; 2.    Pensions to widows and children or orphans of members or retired members; 3.    The payment of the fees of the president and secretary-treasurer and the premiums on the bond of the secretary-treasurer or any other officer; 4.    Funeral payments; 5.    Cost of the state audit; 6.    Essential postage, office supplies, and equipment; 7.    Actuarial study; 8.    Return of contributions to those qualified under section 18-11-20; 9.    Investment contract fees; 10.    Legal and accounting fees; 11.    The indemnification of members of the board of trustees pursuant to section 18-11-18; and 12.    Any other expenditures related to the general principles for which this chapter is established.