North Dakota Code § 28-32-15

Filing of rules for publication - Effective date of rules
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1. A copy of each rule adopted by an administrative agency or the commission, a copy of 
each written comment and a written summary of each oral comment on the rule, and 
the attorney general's opinion on the rule , if any, must be filed by the adopting agency 
or commission with the legislative council for publication of the rule in the North Dakota 
Administrative Code.
2. a. Nonemergency rules approved by the attorney general as to legality, adopted by 
an administrative agency or the commission, filed with the legislative council, and 
not voided or held for consideration by the administrative rules committee 
become effective according to the following schedule:
(1) Rules filed with the legislative council from August second through 
November first become effective on the immediately succeeding January 
first.
(2) Rules filed with the legislative council from November second through 
February first become effective on the immediately succeeding April first.
(3) Rules filed with the legislative council from February second through May 
first become effective on the immediately succeeding July first.
(4) Rules filed with the legislative council from May second through August first 
become effective on the immediately succeeding October first.
b. If publication is delayed for any reason other than action of the administrative 
rules committee, nonemergency rules, unless otherwise provided, become 
effective when publication would have occurred but for the delay.
c. A rule held for consideration by the administrative rules committee becomes 
effective on the first effective date of rules under the schedule in subdivision a 
following the meeting at which that rule is reconsidered by the committee.

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