North Dakota Century Code Title 15. Education § 15-10-18.4. Definitions

1. “Firefighter” means a person who is a member of a paid or volunteer fire department that is a part of, or administered by, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or a rural fire protection district.

2. “Peace officer” means:

3. “Stepchild” means a child of the decedent's spouse or predeceased spouse, and not of the decedent.

4. “Survivor” means, at the time of the firefighter's or peace officer's death, the firefighter's or peace officer's biological or adopted child under the age of twenty-one, stepchild under the age of twenty-one, and spouse.