North Dakota Code > Chapter 18-08 – General Provisions


§ 18-08-01	Penalty for setting prairie fire
§ 18-08-02	Burning grass or stubble
§ 18-08-04	Accidental damage from lawfully set fire – Liability
§ 18-08-07	Penalty for failure to extinguish camp or other fire
§ 18-08-08	Occupant may recover damages caused by fire
§ 18-08-09	Misconduct at fires – Penalty
§ 18-08-10	Prohibiting sale, distribution, and possession of fire extinguishers containing certain toxic and poisonous vaporizing liquids
§ 18-08-11	Penalty
§ 18-08-12	Periodic fire inspection of state buildings and institutions

Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Penitentiary: includes any affiliated facilities. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
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