Company appealed decision by county board of commissioners assessing a $29,635,000 penalty against company for violating temporary housing regulations.
The District Court affirmed the penalty. Company appealed.
The Supreme Court of North Dakota held that company was subject to $1,000 penalty per day for violating temporary housing regulations, rather than $1,000 penalty on a per housing unit, per day basis. Plain language of the regulations stated it is unlawful to violate any of its provisions, and the penalty for violating the provisions was $1,000 per violation.