N.D. Cent. Code § 11-05-09.2
11-05-09.2. Consolidated county
11-05-09.2. Consolidated county
On the first Monday in January following the election of county officers, or on another date
as prescribed in the approved consolidation plan, the affected counties are for all purposes a
single county as prescribed in the consolidated plan. All rights, privileges, and franchises of
each of the counties, and all assets and liabilities, are deemed transferred to the new
consolidated county. Any suit which may have been brought against a previous county may be
brought, after consolidation, against the consolidated county.