{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-44-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 40-44-01","heading":"Cities of certain population may adopt civil service system","body":"The governing body of any city having a population of more than four thousand inhabitants according to the latest official federal or state census may adopt, by ordinance, a civil service system for the selection, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, retirement, or discharge of appointive officials or employees of the city.","path":["Title 40 Municipal Government","Chapter 40-44 Civil Service In Cities"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c44.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"3093f3bdebafb95bb6d2073ab1af7fec1573d1fea2ca8ffbbf081d90a1ffd66b","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-43-07","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-44-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}