§ 54-01-01 Original and ultimate title to all property in state
§ 54-01-02 When property escheats
§ 54-01-03 State may acquire property by taxation
§ 54-01-04 State may acquire property by right of eminent domain
§ 54-01-05 State may acquire property by eminent domain for state institution
§ 54-01-05.1 State-owned land – How transferred
§ 54-01-05.2 Sale of state-owned land – Notice
§ 54-01-05.5 Bills authorizing sale or exchange of state-owned land – Written report – Assessment
§ 54-01-06 Jurisdiction over property in state – Limitations
§ 54-01-08 Jurisdiction ceded to lands acquired by United States for military post
§ 54-01-09 Ceding to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over certain lands which are part of the Fort Lincoln military reservation
§ 54-01-09.1 State offenses – Concurrent jurisdiction ceded to the United States
§ 54-01-09.2 Concurrent jurisdiction – Vested upon acceptance
§ 54-01-09.3 Retrocession of jurisdiction – Acceptance – Filing
§ 54-01-10 State may accept military and Indian reservations
§ 54-01-10.1 Acceptance of Fraine Barracks
§ 54-01-11 Who has charge of property ceded by United States to state
§ 54-01-12 Exchange of lands on Indian reservation between state and federal government
§ 54-01-13 Exchange of lands on Fort Berthold reservation
§ 54-01-13.1 Exchange of lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Park
§ 54-01-13.2 Appraisal
§ 54-01-13.3 Conveyance
§ 54-01-14 Lease of land to northern great plains dairy station – When to terminate
§ 54-01-15 Acquisition of national forest lands by United States – Jurisdiction of state over such lands
§ 54-01-16 Power of Congress to make rules governing land acquired for national forests
§ 54-01-17.1 Granting easements to state-owned land – Procedure
§ 54-01-18 All persons within the state subject to its jurisdiction and entitled to protection
§ 54-01-19 Rights of state over persons enumerated
§ 54-01-20 The people defined
§ 54-01-21 Citizens defined
§ 54-01-22 Persons not citizens
§ 54-01-23 Duty of citizens – Allegiance defined – How renounced
§ 54-01-24 Rights and duties of citizens not electors
§ 54-01-25 Rights and duties of citizens of other states
§ 54-01-26 Residence – Rules for determining
§ 54-01-27 Lease of state-owned property
§ 54-01-28 Northern plains national heritage area – Use of state funds and property prohibited unless approved by legislative assembly
§ 54-01-29 Prohibition on the purchase of certain real property and easements with public funds
§ 54-01-29.1 Federal legislation encouraged to return lands and mineral rights to the state of North Dakota

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-01 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • 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
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Partnership: includes a limited liability partnership registered under chapter 45-22. 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
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37