North Dakota Century Code Title 15. Education § 15-10-19.1. Nonresident and resident student for tuition purposes defined

a. An individual whose guardian, custodial parent, or parents are legal residents of this state and have resided in this state for twelve months, or a dependent child whose custodial parent moved into the state with the intent to establish legal residency for a period of years within the last twelve months immediately prior to the beginning of the academic term;

b. An individual of age eighteen or over who is a legal resident of this state and has resided in this state after reaching age eighteen for twelve months immediately prior to the beginning of the academic term;

c. An individual who graduated from a North Dakota high school;

e. A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system;

f. The spouse of:

g. A dependent of:

h. An individual who was a legal resident of this state for at least three consecutive years within six years of the beginning of the academic term;

i. A child, widow, or widower of a veteran as defined in section 37-01-40 who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes, was totally disabled as a result of service-connected causes, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in action;  or

j. A covered individual as defined by section 702 of Public Law No. 113-146 [128 Stat. 1797;  38 U.S.C. 3679].