N.D. Cent. Code § 27-19-12
27-19-12. Withdrawal proclamation
27-19-12. Withdrawal proclamation
Upon the filing of a petition for withdrawal from the civil jurisdiction of the state, the
executive director of the North Dakota Indian affairs commission after substantiating that the
provisions of section 27-19-11 have been complied with shall certify such withdrawal to the
governor. Upon such certification, the governor shall, within ten days, issue a proclamation
proclaiming that thirty days from the date of the issuance of such proclamation the civil
jurisdiction of the state is terminated except as to those claims for relief which arose prior to the
effective date of such termination or to those contractual obligations which were incurred prior to
the effective date of such termination of state civil jurisdiction.