North Dakota Century Code Title 57. Taxation § 57-01-15.1. Tax incentives--State and local tax clearance

1. A person may not claim a state or local tax incentive identified in section 54-35-26, unless the person has satisfied all state and local tax obligations and tax liens of record for taxes owed to the state or a political subdivision.

2. A person claiming a state tax incentive shall attach to the return or other filing schedule on which the tax incentive is claimed, a property tax clearance record from each county in which the person has a fifty percent or more ownership interest in the property.

3. A city or county may not grant a local tax incentive unless the person requesting the tax incentive is not delinquent on any property taxes and the person provides a state tax clearance record. A property tax clearance is required for property in which the person has a fifty percent or more ownership interest.

4. If a tax incentive applicant or claimant is a corporation or passthrough entity, any of the corporation's or passthrough entity's officers, governors, managing members, or partners charged with the responsibility for filing and paying property, income, income withholding, sales, or use tax are subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3.

5. If a person fails to comply with this section, the tax commissioner shall disallow that person's state tax exemption or credit claimed under any law authorizing the tax commissioner to audit and assess the additional tax due.