North Dakota Code 26.1-01-07.5 – Fire district maps – Insurance applications to show fire district in which property is located – Penalty
Before December first of each year, the insurance commissioner shall publish maps of the fire districts of the state for use by insurers under this section for the following calendar year.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-01-07.5
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
The state firefighter’s association and the state fire marshal shall assist the insurance commissioner in preparing the maps. After December 31, 1993, no insurer may issue or renew a policy for fire, allied lines, homeowner’s multiple peril, farmowner’s multiple peril, commercial multiple peril, or crop hail insurance coverage for property in this state unless the application identifies each fire district in which the insured property is located. The application must identify the property and insured value of the property located within each fire district if the policy provides coverage for property that is not all within a single district. For purposes of this section, “fire district” means rural fire protection district, city, or area served by a certified rural fire department. An insurer that is found by the commissioner to be in violation of this section is subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation to be deposited in the fire insurance tax distribution fund. The insurance commissioner may adopt rules necessary for administration of this section, including rules governing preparation, charges for, and use of maps under this section.