§ 37-01-01 Definitions
§ 37-01-02 Armed military force from another state entering this state for military duty prohibited – Exceptions
§ 37-01-03 Articles of uniform code of military justice applicable in state – Regulations governing – Punishment for offenses while on duty
§ 37-01-04 Governor’s authority to order out national guard – Reserve militia ordered out
§ 37-01-04.1 National guard emergency – Costs – Application to emergency commission
§ 37-01-05 Absence of national guard from state – Designation not to be given to new organization
§ 37-01-06 Seizure of property by governor to avert strike or lockout and to avert disaster or calamity
§ 37-01-07 Facilities and services at disposal of governor upon taking over coal mine or public utility
§ 37-01-08 Proclamation of state of insurrection – Governor may proclaim
§ 37-01-09 Service medals
§ 37-01-10 Distinguished service medal – Presented by whom – Qualifications – Regulations governing
§ 37-01-10.1 North Dakota legion of merit medal – Presented by whom – Qualifications – Regulations governing
§ 37-01-10.2 North Dakota state flag – Presented by whom – Qualifications
§ 37-01-11 Members of active militia exempt from civil process
§ 37-01-12 When members of national guard or militia exempt from civil or criminal liability
§ 37-01-13 Right of way of national guard while on duty – Exceptions – Interference with – Penalty
§ 37-01-14 Free passage through toll gates, bridges, and ferries
§ 37-01-16 Unlawful conversion of military property – Unlawful wearing of uniforms and devices indicating rank – Penalty
§ 37-01-19 Commanding officer may arrest trespassers and disturbers
§ 37-01-20 Penalty for resisting when state of insurrection exists
§ 37-01-21 Military parades by certain bodies prohibited – Exceptions – Penalty
§ 37-01-22 Governor may make rules and regulations governing military forces in state – Limitations – Effect
§ 37-01-23 Custom and usage of the armed forces of the United States to govern national guard
§ 37-01-24 Jurisdiction of troops occupying a military district under martial law to pursue, arrest, and subpoena
§ 37-01-25 Officers and employees of state or political subdivisions in national guard or federal service to retain status for period of active service or any military duty
§ 37-01-25.1 Reinstatement to former position – Appeals – Penalty
§ 37-01-26 Pay of officers and enlisted men assigned to special duty
§ 37-01-28 Failure of member of the militia to appear – Penalty
§ 37-01-29 Discipline and training of the national guard – Requirements governing
§ 37-01-30 Incurring of expenses by officers of militia – Auditing and payment of accounts
§ 37-01-33 Saving of rights accrued
§ 37-01-34 Recordation of discharge papers
§ 37-01-35 Legalizing previous recordings
§ 37-01-36 Certified copy of record furnished veteran without charge
§ 37-01-37 Disability of minor to contract
§ 37-01-38 National guard operating fund
§ 37-01-39 Expenditure of funds
§ 37-01-39.1 Unit funds – Maintenance and expenditure
§ 37-01-40 Veteran and wartime veteran defined – Uniform service dates for wartime veterans
§ 37-01-41 Claims against the national guard
§ 37-01-42 Honorary high school diplomas – Veterans of World War II and Korean and Vietnam conflicts
§ 37-01-43 North Dakota military civil relief act
§ 37-01-44 Reimbursement of certain medical expenses for North Dakota national guard members while on state active duty
§ 37-01-45 Record of veterans
§ 37-01-46 Honoring as veterans individuals who have performed military service
§ 37-01-47 Health insurance coverage while on state active duty
§ 37-01-48 Payment of death benefits

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 37-01 - General Provisions

  • Active militia: means the organized and uniformed military forces of this state known as the "North Dakota national guard" and the reserve militia when called to active service. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Active service: means state active duty in case of public disaster, riot, tumult, breach of the peace, resistance of process, or the threat thereof, whenever called in aid of civil authorities, or under martial law, or at encampments, whether ordered by state or federal authorities, and includes the performance of any other duty requiring the entire time of the organization or person, except when called or drafted into the federal service by the president of the United States. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Armed forces: means army, marine corps, navy, air force, space force, and coast guard. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Individual: means a human being. 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Military: means armed forces. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Militia: means a group of individuals defined in the Constitution of North Dakota. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • National guard: means that part of the military forces of this state which is organized, equipped, and federally recognized under the provisions of the National Defense Act, as amended, of the United States as the "national guard, air national guard, of the United States and the state of North Dakota". See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • On duty: includes periods of drill and of such other training and service as may be required under state or federal law, regulation, or order. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Reserve militia: consists of all those individuals who are subject to service in the active militia and who are not serving in the national guard of this state. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • 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
  • State active duty: means active service on behalf of the state under authority of the governor at the expense of the state. See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • 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