N.D. Cent. Code § 24-05-07
24-05-07. County may deviate from section lines - Condemn or purchase right of way
24-05-07. County may deviate from section lines - Condemn or purchase right of way
Whenever the expense of constructing a highway or any part thereof is to be borne by the
county, the board of county commissioners thereof has the power to deviate from section and
township lines and to condemn and purchase right of way for such highway, if in its opinion the
cost of constructing and maintaining such highway must be decreased materially. The cost of
obtaining such right of way must be borne by the county.