North Dakota Century Code Title 46. Printing Laws § 46-02-10. Printing and binding done without unnecessary delay--Time within which laws and public documents must be delivered--How extension granted

1. Each contractor under this chapter, promptly and without unnecessary delay, shall execute all orders issued to that contractor by the legislative assembly, either branch of the legislative assembly, the legislative council, or the office of management and budget on behalf of the executive officers of the state.

2. Volumes of public documents must be delivered to the secretary of state in accordance with the deadline provided in the contract for printing. The session laws must be completed and delivered to the secretary of state in accordance with the deadline provided in the contract for printing.

3. The legislative council, with the assistance of the secretary of state, with reasonable expedition, shall furnish a printing contractor, if any, with true and correct copies of the laws and resolutions to be contained in the session laws and copy for the index to the session laws.

4. The office of management and budget, with the concurrence of the legislative council in the case of a contractor for the printing of the session laws or journals, for good cause shown, may extend the time for the execution of any printing contract.