No public utility need secure a renewal certificate of public convenience and necessity under this chapter in order to exercise rights under a franchise hereafter granted where it has not suspended operation of its plant and where such franchise merely replaces or renews an expiring or expired franchise.
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-03.1-07
Replacement or renewal of franchise - Certificate of public convenience and necessity not necessary
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.