§ 54-03-02 — When legislative assembly meets

North Dakota § 54-03-02

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 54: State Government
• Ch. 54-03: Legislative Assembly

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1. The legislative assembly shall meet at the seat of government in the month of
December following the election of the members thereof for organizational and

orientation purposes and shall thereafter recess until the time provided in
subsection 2.
2. The legislative assembly shall reconvene at twelve noon on the first Tuesday after the
third day in January of the year following the organizational session as provided in
subsection 1 or at twelve noon on a date selected by the legislative management but
not earlier than January second nor later than January eleventh of the year following
the organizational session and, following the close of business of the regular session,
shall adjourn subject to subsection 3.
3. Notwithstanding a motion to adjourn sine die, the legislative assembly shall reconvene
as determined by the legislative management. The number of natural days used may
not exceed the number of natural days available under the constitution which have not
been previously used by that legislative assembly in regular session under
subsection 2.