HB 1043 Summary

• Amends multiple sections of the North Dakota Century Code to correct technical errors, including improper, inaccurate, redundant, missing, or obsolete statutory references across 19 sections.

• Changes paternity acknowledgment challenge time limit from one year to two years and updates terminology in statute caption sections from "headnote" to "caption."

• Repeals four obsolete code sections: 54-40.3-03, 57-15-10.2, 57-38-01.29, and 57-38-01.30.

• Clarifies references to federal agencies and programs, including replacing "public roads" with "federal highway administration" and updating Social Security Act citations.

• Makes Section 18 effective for taxable events occurring after December 31, 2015, with remaining sections effective upon enactment.