Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of warden or the warden is absent, all the duties of the warden shall devolve upon and be performed by the deputy wardens until the vacancy is filled or the warden returns.
N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-14
Deputy warden - Duties
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