North Dakota Century Code Title 57. Taxation § 57-20-04. Abstract of tax list to be sent to tax commissioner--Reports

1. The county auditor, on or before December thirty-first following the levy of the taxes, shall prepare and transmit to the tax commissioner a complete abstract of the tax list of the auditor's county.

2. In addition to the tax list required in subsection 1, the county auditor, on or before December thirty-first following the levy of the taxes, shall prepare and transmit to the tax commissioner a report providing each taxing district's property valuation and property tax levy and any other information the tax commissioner deems necessary to prepare the report required in subsection 3. For taxing districts with property in more than one county, information must be collected and transmitted by the county auditor of the county in which the main office of that taxing district is located.

3. The tax commissioner shall compile information received from the county auditors in subsection 2 and prepare a statewide report of property tax increase. The report must include the annual increase in property taxes levied by each taxing district of the state after adjusting for property that was not taxable in the preceding year and property that is no longer taxable which was taxable in the preceding year. The report must be provided to the legislative management by April first of each year.

4. The tax commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of providing the reports and certifications required under this section.

5. On or before December 31, 2017, the county auditor shall provide a report to the tax commissioner providing the information identified in subsection 2 for the 2015 and 2016 tax years.