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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-11-01 (2026)

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The governor may remove from office any county commissioner, sheriff, coroner, county auditor, recorder, state's attorney, county treasurer, superintendent of schools, surveyor, public administrator, city auditor, city commissioner, mayor, township officer, rural fire protection district board member, school board member, or any custodian of public moneys, except the state treasurer, whenever it appears to the governor by a preponderance of the evidence after a hearing as provided in this chapter, that the officer has been guilty of misconduct, malfeasance, crime in office, neglect of duty in office, or of habitual substance abuse or gross incompetency.

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Traynor Law Firm v. State, 2020 ND 108, 943 N.W.2d 320.
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Traynor Law Firm v. State, 2020 ND 108, 943 N.W.2d 320. · cites it 6× “Section 44-11-01, N.D.C.C., states, “The governor may remove from office any county commissioner, sheriff .”
Splonskowski v. White, 714 F. Supp. 3d 1099 (D.N.D. 2024). · cites it 2× “”) or removal from office under N.D.C.C. § 44-11-01 (providing the governor of North Dakota authority to remove county officials, including county auditors, “whenever it appears to the governor by a preponderance of the evidence after a hearing as provided in this chapter, that…”
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