Document Citation: N.D. Cent. Code, § 37-17.1-07

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NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY CODE
TITLE 37 Military
CHAPTER 37-17.1 Emergency Services

Date:
08/31/2009

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37-17.1-07. Local or regional emergency management organizations.

1. All areas of the state are within the jurisdiction of and must be served by the division of homeland security and by a local or regional emergency management organization.

2. Each county shall maintain an emergency management organization that serves the entire county or must be a member of a regional emergency management organization that serves more than one county.

3. Each city shall provide an emergency management organization of its own, or it shall participate in the countywide emergency management organization. Each governing board of a city shall make its determination on the basis of the city's emergency management requirements, hazards, capabilities, and resources. If a city provides an emergency management organization of its own, the city and county shall coordinate the city and county emergency plans.

4. The mayor of or the president of the board of city commissioners in a city with an emergency management organization and the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall notify the division of homeland security of the manner in which the city and the county are providing or securing emergency management activities, identify each individual who will coordinate the activities of the local emergency management organization, and furnish additional information relating thereto as the division requires.

5. Each local or regional emergency management organization shall prepare and keep current a local disaster or emergency operational plan for its area.

6. Each local or regional emergency management organization shall prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials in written form a clear and complete statement of the disaster or emergency responsibilities of their local agencies and officials.