North Dakota § 43-07-23 Allowable retention of estimates - Interest on retainage

North Dakota Statutes

§ 43-07-23 — Allowable retention of estimates - Interest on retainage

North Dakota § 43-07-23

Title 43Occupations and Professions

Ch. 43-07Contractors

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N.D. Cent. Code § 43-07-23 (2026).

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Contracts entered between persons for the performance of work to be done by a contractor,
except those contracts subject to section 40-22-37 or 48-01.2-13, or contracts governed by
federal statutes or regulations which require other provisions with respect to retention, are
subject to a maximum retention on amounts due under the contract as follows: retention of ten

percent of each estimate presented is allowable until such time as the project is fifty percent
complete, with no further retainage on estimates during the continuance of the contract. If the
owner, governing board, or authorized committee invests the retained estimate funds, the
interest earned on those retained funds is payable at the time of final payment on the contract to
the contractor on whose account the moneys were he

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Contracts entered between persons for the performance of work to be done by a contractor,
except those contracts subject to section 40-22-37 or 48-01.2-13, or contracts governed by
federal statutes or regulations which require other provisions with respect to retention, are
subject to a maximum retention on amounts due under the contract as follows: retention of ten

percent of each estimate presented is allowable until such time as the project is fifty percent
complete, with no further retainage on estimates during the continuance of the contract. If the
owner, governing board, or authorized committee invests the retained estimate funds, the
interest earned on those retained funds is payable at the time of final payment on the contract to
the contractor on whose account the moneys were held.