North Dakota § 43-19.1-08 Board - Powers

North Dakota Statutes

§ 43-19.1-08 — Board - Powers

North Dakota § 43-19.1-08

Title 43Occupations and Professions

Ch. 43-19.1Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

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N.D. Cent. Code § 43-19.1-08 (2026).

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The board may:

1.Adopt and amend all bylaws, rules of procedure, and regulations to administer and carry out the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of the board's affairs and functions which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of the board's duties and the regulation of the board's proceedings, meetings, records, and examinations and the conduct thereof, and to adopt a code of ethics that must be binding upon all persons registered under or subject to this chapter.

2.Adopt and have an official seal, which must be affixed to each certificate issued.

3.Employ such clerks, technical experts, and attorneys as the board determines necessary or desirable to carry out this chapter.

4.Hold hearings, administer oaths, and take and record testimony; under the hand

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The board may:
1. Adopt and amend all bylaws, rules of procedure, and regulations to administer and
carry out the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of the board's affairs and
functions which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of the
board's duties and the regulation of the board's proceedings, meetings, records, and

examinations and the conduct thereof, and to adopt a code of ethics that must be
binding upon all persons registered under or subject to this chapter.
2. Adopt and have an official seal, which must be affixed to each certificate issued.
3. Employ such clerks, technical experts, and attorneys as the board determines
necessary or desirable to carry out this chapter.
4. Hold hearings, administer oaths, and take and record testimony; under the hand of the
board's chairman and the seal of the board, subpoena witnesses and compel the
witnesses' attendance; require the submission of books, papers, documents, or other
pertinent data in any disciplinary matters, or in any case when a violation of this
chapter or of the rules or regulations adopted by the board is alleged; and make
findings, orders, and determinations that have the force and effect of law which are
subject to review by the courts of this state in the manner provided by chapter 28-32.
Upon failure or refusal of any person to comply with any such order of the board or to
honor the board's subpoena, the board may apply to a court of any jurisdiction to
enforce compliance with the order or subpoena.
5. Apply in the name of the state for relief by injunction, without bond, to enforce the
provisions of this chapter or to restrain any violation of this chapter. In such
proceedings, it is not necessary to allege or prove, either that an adequate remedy at
law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from the
continued violation thereof. The members of the board are not personally liable under
this proceeding.