§ 61-33-01 Definitions
§ 61-33-01.1 Ordinary high water mark determination – Factors to be considered
§ 61-33-02 Administration of sovereign lands
§ 61-33-03 Transfer of possessory interests in real property
§ 61-33-04 Existing contracts and encumbrances recognized
§ 61-33-05 Duties and powers of the department of water resources
§ 61-33-05.1 Navigability determinations
§ 61-33-06 Duties and powers of the board of university and school lands
§ 61-33-07 Deposit of income
§ 61-33-08 Advisory board – Responsibilities
§ 61-33-09 Members of the board – Organization – Meetings
§ 61-33-10 Penalty

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 61-33 - Sovereign Land Management

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. 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
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33