CHAPTER 54-08 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 54-08-01. Duties of lieutenant governor

The duties of the lieutenant governor are those prescribed in the Constitution of North Dakota

54-08-02. Disability of lieutenant governor - Who shall act

In case of the death, impeachment, resignation, failure to qualify, absence from the state, removal from office, or the disability of the lieutenant governor, the powers and duties of that office for the residue of the term, or until the lieutenant governor is acquitted or the disability removed, shall devolve upon the president pro tempore of the senate, except that the president pro tempore of the senate does not succeed to the office of governor by virtue of having the powers and duties of the office of lieutenant governor. When presiding over any meeting of the senate, all the powers and duties of the office of lieutenant governor shall devolve upon the president pro tempore of the senate

54-08-03. Salary of lieutenant governor

The annual salary of the lieutenant governor is one hundred five thousand two hundred eighty-five dollars through June 30, 2020, and one hundred seven thousand nine hundred seventeen dollars thereafter

54-08-04. Salary of lieutenant governor when acting for governor

When the lieutenant governor acts as governor, the lieutenant governor is entitled to receive during the time the lieutenant governor so acts the compensation which the governor, if acting, would be entitled to receive for such time. During such time the lieutenant governor is not entitled as lieutenant governor to any other compensation

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