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North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-13-05. Officers not to be interested in contracts or work of municipality--Exception

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Except as otherwise provided by law, no municipal officer, in a municipality having a population of ten thousand or more according to the last federal decennial census, shall be directly or indirectly interested in:

1. Any contract, work, or business of the municipality;

2. The sale of any article the expense, price, or consideration of which is paid from the municipal treasury or by any assessment levied by any act or ordinance; or

3. The purchase of any real estate or other property belonging to the municipality or which shall be sold for taxes or assessments or by virtue of any process issued in any suit brought by the municipality.

Provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be applicable if unanimously approved by the other members of the governing body of the political subdivision by a finding unanimously adopted by such other members and entered in the official minutes of the governing body, to be necessary for the reason that the services or property obtained are not otherwise available at equal cost.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-13-05. Officers not to be interested in contracts or work of municipality--Exception - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-40-municipal-government/nd-cent-code-sect-40-13-05/

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