# Title 45 — Insurance, Commissioner of

## Article 45-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 45-01-01 — Organization of Department

### § 45-01-01-01. Organization of insurance department.

1. History and functions. Section 12 of article V of the Constitution of North Dakota provides for
the office of insurance commissioner. North Dakota Century Code title 26.1 contains statutes
pertaining to the commissioner and the department. Besides administering and regulating all
matters pertaining to insurance, the commissioner manages the state bonding fund,
administers the state fire and tornado fund, and manages the state fire marshal.
2. State fire marshal. The state fire marshal is appointed by the insurance commissioner and
supervises the operation of the fire marshal division. The division is responsible for enforcing
state laws for prevention of fires; coordinating resources for large rural wild-land fires; storage,
sale, and use of combustibles and explosives; installation and maintenance of fire alarms and
fire extinguishing equipment; adequacy of exits from public buildings; investigation of arson
and the cause and origin of fires and education on hazards of fire. The division also has
responsibility for the state's emergency response to hazardous materials incidents and
hazardous materials training.
3. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the insurance department may be addressed to the
commissioner:
Commissioner
Insurance Department
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
History: Amended effective January 1, 1982; August 1, 1983; March 1, 1986; January 1, 1992;
February 1, 1993; April 1, 1994; June 1, 2003; January 1, 2009; October 1, 2019; January 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02.1
