North Dakota § 65-05-19 Providing nondependency payments in certain cases

North Dakota Statutes

§ 65-05-19 — Providing nondependency payments in certain cases

North Dakota § 65-05-19

Title 65Workforce Safety and Insurance

Ch. 65-05Claims and Compensation

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N.D. Cent. Code § 65-05-19 (2026).

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If the death of an employee with no surviving spouse or dependent children results from an
injury within the time specified in section 65-05-16, the organization shall pay a lump sum equal
to five percent of the maximum total death benefits specified in subsection 1 of section 65-05-17
to the surviving nondependent child, or in equal shares to the surviving nondependent children.
In the event that no nondependent child is living, the sum provided under this section must be
paid in equal shares to the surviving parents of the deceased, and if there are none, then to the
deceased employee's living brothers and sisters. If there are no living brothers or sisters, the
sum under this section must be paid in equal shares to the surviving grandparents, if any, of the
deceased employee.

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If the death of an employee with no surviving spouse or dependent children results from an
injury within the time specified in section 65-05-16, the organization shall pay a lump sum equal
to five percent of the maximum total death benefits specified in subsection 1 of section 65-05-17
to the surviving nondependent child, or in equal shares to the surviving nondependent children.
In the event that no nondependent child is living, the sum provided under this section must be
paid in equal shares to the surviving parents of the deceased, and if there are none, then to the
deceased employee's living brothers and sisters. If there are no living brothers or sisters, the
sum under this section must be paid in equal shares to the surviving grandparents, if any, of the
deceased employee.