North Dakota Code — 29
Browse 522 sections in division 29 of the North Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 29-01-01. How crimes prosecuted - Exceptions
- § 29-01-02. Criminal action medium of trial and punishment
- § 29-01-03. How prosecution entitled
- § 29-01-04. Affidavits need not be entitled
- § 29-01-05. Party defendant is party prosecuted
- § 29-01-06. Rights of defendant
- § 29-01-06.1. Rights of defendant - Exception
- § 29-01-06.2. Summoned person to report to sheriff
- § 29-01-07. Only once prosecuted
- § 29-01-08. Extent of restraint permissible
- § 29-01-09. How conviction can be had
- § 29-01-10. Where district courts held
- § 29-01-11. District court always open - Exception - Question of fact - Terms
- § 29-01-12. Decision of district court reviewable
- § 29-01-13. Definitions
- § 29-01-14. Who are magistrates
- § 29-01-15. Jurisdiction of municipal judges and small claims court referees
- § 29-01-16. When misdemeanor or infraction may be compromised
- § 29-01-17. Stay of proceedings upon compromise
- § 29-01-18. Order to stay is a bar
- § 29-01-19. Compromise limited
- § 29-01-20. Stolen property to be held by peace officer
- § 29-01-21. Magistrate to give order for delivery
- § 29-01-22. Delivery of stolen property by magistrate
- § 29-01-23. Court may order delivery of stolen property
- § 29-01-24. Unclaimed stolen property - Delivery to county treasurer
- § 29-01-25. Receipt to accused and clerk or magistrate
- § 29-01-26. Duty of clerk or magistrate
- § 29-01-27. Indigent defendant - Attorney appointed - Compensation - Limitation
- § 29-01-28. Spectators excluded from trial of minors
- § 29-01-29. Rule of construction of title
- § 29-01-30. To what this title applies
- § 29-01-31. Common law prevails when title silent
- § 29-01-32. Defendant required to disclose information to prosecuting attorney
- § 29-01-33. Change of place of criminal proceedings - Jury
- § 29-02-01. Lawful resistance to commission of offense, by whom made
- § 29-02-02. Resistance by party about to be injured
- § 29-02-03. Third person may resist offense
- § 29-02-04. Public offense may be prevented by officers
- § 29-02-05. Persons aiding officers justified
- § 29-02-06. Complaint for threatening, before whom laid
- § 29-02-07. Complaint as to threatened offense
- § 29-02-08. Magistrate must issue warrant
- § 29-02-09. Procedure when charge controverted
- § 29-02-10. When accused must be discharged
- § 29-02-11. When accused must give undertaking
- § 29-02-12. When undertaking is or is not given
- § 29-02-13. Accused committed - How discharged - Undertaking transmitted to district
- § 29-02-14. Assault in presence of court - Security required - Committed on default
- § 29-02-15. Accused must appear at district court
- § 29-02-16. Complainant not appearing - Accused discharged
- § 29-02-17. Procedure when parties appear
- § 29-02-18. When undertaking broken
- § 29-02-19. Action upon the undertaking to keep peace
- § 29-02-20. What alleged in action
- § 29-02-21. Limitation
- § 29-02-22. Costs to be taxed
- § 29-02-23. Police to attend public meetings - Direction
- § 29-02-24. When officers may disperse assembly
- § 29-03-01. Crime commenced without this state and consummated within state
- § 29-03-01.1. When persons liable to prosecution in this state
- § 29-03-02. Duel without this state, causing death within - Jurisdiction where death
- § 29-03-03. Inhabitant leaving to evade law - Jurisdiction in county of residence
- § 29-03-04. Part committed in different counties - Jurisdiction in either
- § 29-03-05. Committed near boundary - Jurisdiction in either
- § 29-03-06. On board vessel - Jurisdiction in any county traversed
- § 29-03-07. Venue of offense in or against aircraft
- § 29-03-08. Venue of offenses committed on railroad train or other vehicle
- § 29-03-09. Venue of kidnapping, forcible restraint, unlawful imprisonment, electronic
- § 29-03-10. Venue of burglary, robbery, or theft cases - Property taken from one county
- § 29-03-11. Treason - Overt act without state
- § 29-03-12. Jurisdiction of accessory in county where committed
- § 29-03-13. Conviction or acquittal in another state bar to prosecution
- § 29-03-14. Conviction or acquittal in another county a bar in another
- § 29-03-15. Escaping from penitentiary - Jurisdiction in Burleigh County
- § 29-03-16. Escaping from jail - Jurisdiction where jail located
- § 29-03-17. Bringing stolen property into state
- § 29-03-18. Murder or manslaughter
- § 29-03-19. Action against a principal not present
- § 29-03-20. Prizefighting violations - Jurisdiction
- § 29-03-21. When mailing of letter is criminal - Venue
- § 29-03-22. Venue of multiple theft offenses involving credit cards
- § 29-04-01. Prosecution for murder not limited
- § 29-04-02. Prosecution for felony other than murder within three years
- § 29-04-02.1. Prosecution for a felony sexual offense or human trafficking
- § 29-04-03. Prosecution for misdemeanor or infraction within two years
- § 29-04-03.1. Prosecution for sexual abuse of minors
- § 29-04-03.2. Statute of limitations as to child victim
- § 29-04-04. Time of defendant's absence not part of limitation
- § 29-04-05. When prosecution is commenced
- § 29-05-01. What complaint must state
- § 29-05-02. Who must make complaint
- § 29-05-03. Magistrate may examine complainant
- § 29-05-04. Accused arrested without warrant
- § 29-05-05. Witnesses other than complainant
- § 29-05-06. When a warrant of arrest to be issued
- § 29-05-07. Warrant defined - Form
- § 29-05-08. Requisites of warrant - Contents
- § 29-05-09. Direction and execution of warrant
- § 29-05-10. Peace officer defined
- § 29-05-11. Duty of officer if offense charged is felony
- § 29-05-11.1. Duty of peace officer to enter warrant
- § 29-05-12. Bail if offense charged is a misdemeanor or infraction
- § 29-05-13. Procedure when bail taken
- § 29-05-14. When bail is not given
- § 29-05-15. Misdemeanor within magistrate's jurisdiction - Procedure
- § 29-05-16. When complaint sent to magistrate not issuing warrant
- § 29-05-17. Requirements of warrant for accused from other county - Complaint to
- § 29-05-18. Accused taken to proper county - Delivery of complaint with the accused Depositions
- § 29-05-19. Procedure if offense is misdemeanor
- § 29-05-20. Unnecessary delay after arrest prohibited - Attorney visitation
- § 29-05-21. Officer not liable to arrest while in charge of a person arrested
- § 29-05-22. Giving bail deemed waiver of examination
- § 29-05-23. Warrant transmitted by telegraph
- § 29-05-24. Duty of officer transmitting warrant
- § 29-05-25. Warrant returnable in county where issued - Telegraphic copy deemed
- § 29-05-26. Arrest directed by telegraph
- § 29-05-27. How an order by wire executed - Procedure
- § 29-05-28. Summons against corporation
- § 29-05-29. Form of summons
- § 29-05-30. Service of summons against corporation
- § 29-05-31. Uniform traffic complaint and summons
- § 29-05-32. Release of information contained in complaint or warrant
- § 29-06-01. Arrest defined
- § 29-06-02. Who may make an arrest
- § 29-06-03. Officer may summon aid to make arrest
- § 29-06-04. Persons must aid in making arrest
- § 29-06-05. Foreign peace officer in fresh pursuit may arrest in state
- § 29-06-05.1. Foreign officer providing transportation for law enforcement purposes
- § 29-06-05.2. Federal law enforcement officer - Authority to make arrests
- § 29-06-05.3. Peace officers acting outside geographic jurisdiction
- § 29-06-06. Hearing before local magistrate and order thereon
- § 29-06-07. Definition of fresh pursuit
- § 29-06-08. When arrest made for felony, misdemeanor, or infraction
- § 29-06-09. How arrest made
- § 29-06-10. Restraint in an arrest is limited
- § 29-06-11. Warrant must be shown
- § 29-06-12. Officer must obey warrant in making arrest
- § 29-06-13. When defendant resists, force necessary may be used to make arrest
- § 29-06-13.1. Resisting peace officer
- § 29-06-14. Officer may break door
- § 29-06-15. Arrest without warrant - Peace officer - Federal agent
- § 29-06-15.1. Arrest of nonresident traffic violator
- § 29-06-16. Arrest at night - Reasonable cause
- § 29-06-17. Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant
- § 29-06-18. Arrest by bystander
- § 29-06-19. Offense committed in presence of magistrate
- § 29-06-20. When private person may arrest
- § 29-06-21. Must inform person of cause of arrest
- § 29-06-22. When a private person may break into a building
- § 29-06-23. Arrested by private person - Duty - Taken before magistrate
- § 29-06-24. Offensive weapons taken - Delivery to magistrate
- § 29-06-25. Procedure against person arrested without warrant
- § 29-06-26. Who may break door to liberate self
- § 29-06-27. Shoplifting - Arresting person exempt from liability
- § 29-07-01. Magistrate's duty - Testimony may be taken
- § 29-07-01.1. Payment of expenses for defense of indigents - Indigent defense
- § 29-07-02. Waiver of examination
- § 29-07-03. Examination of witnesses
- § 29-07-04. Magistrate must allow accused counsel
- § 29-07-05. The preliminary examination
- § 29-07-06. Change of place of hearing - Procedure
- § 29-07-07. Adjournment - Three days limit
- § 29-07-08. Disposition of accused on adjournment
- § 29-07-09. Commitment for examination
- § 29-07-10. Summoning of witnesses
- § 29-07-11. Procedure on examination - Reading complaint
- § 29-07-12. How witnesses examined
- § 29-07-13. Witnesses kept separate - Exclusion during the examination of any witness
- § 29-07-14. Persons not excluded
- § 29-07-15. Testimony reduced to writing - Conditions - Payment
- § 29-07-16. Accused may produce witnesses after state concludes testimony
- § 29-07-17. Keeping and disposition of depositions - Violation is a misdemeanor
- § 29-07-18. Procedure - Accused discharged
- § 29-07-19. Costs taxed when prosecution malicious
- § 29-07-20. Accused held to answer
- § 29-07-21. If offense not bailable defendant committed
- § 29-07-22. When offense bailable
- § 29-07-23. When bail not taken
- § 29-07-24. Commitment - Procedure
- § 29-07-25. Form of commitment
- § 29-07-26. Magistrate must deliver papers to district court
- § 29-07-27. Charge investigated by magistrate if corporation appears
- § 29-07-28. Appearance by corporation - Hearing - Certificate of magistrate - Procedure
- § 29-07-29. Return of certificate of probable cause - Procedure
- § 29-07-30. Information or indictment against corporation without preliminary hearing
- § 29-07-31. Effect of failure by corporation to answer summons
- § 29-07-32. Record of magistrate to be kept on docket
- § 29-08-01. Bail defined
- § 29-08-02. Admission to bail defined - Delegation of authority by magistrate
- § 29-08-03. Taking of bail defined
- § 29-08-03.1. Supreme court uniform bail schedule initiative - Report
- § 29-08-04. When bail must be taken
- § 29-08-05. Bail upon charge of murder in first degree
- § 29-08-06. Bail on appeal after conviction
- § 29-08-07. Amount of bail upon charge of larceny of livestock
- § 29-08-08. Admission to bail before conviction
- § 29-08-09. Admission to bail after conviction
- § 29-08-10. Bail in cases of illness
- § 29-08-11. Bail taken - Order of discharge
- § 29-08-12. Qualification of bail - Justification
- § 29-08-13. Fidelity and surety company may act as sureties on criminal undertaking
- § 29-08-14. Deposit of money or bonds as bail
- § 29-08-15. Bail after deposit of money or bonds
- § 29-08-16. Notice to state's attorney
- § 29-08-17. Who may take bail
- § 29-08-18. Form of undertaking of bail
- § 29-08-19. Who may make order admitting to bail on appeal
- § 29-08-20. Defendant may be arrested by bail
- § 29-08-21. Forfeiture of bail - Excuse - Disposition of traffic violation cases
- § 29-08-22. Increase or decrease of bail - Notice to state's attorney
- § 29-08-23. Additional security may be required by court
- § 29-08-24. Action on undertaking - Defects not fatal
- § 29-08-25. When surety may be discharged
- § 29-08-26. Bail pending extradition
- § 29-08-27. Jumping bail a misdemeanor
- § 29-08-28. Bail - Defendant's property
- § 29-12-01. Presence enforced by direction of court
- § 29-12-02. Warrant of arrest
- § 29-12-03. Warrant, clerk to issue
- § 29-12-04. Warrant, form - Felony
- § 29-12-05. Bench warrant, misdemeanor, infraction, or bailable felony
- § 29-12-06. Court must fix amount of bail
- § 29-12-07. Arrest upon bench warrant offense not bailable - Custody
- § 29-12-08. Warrant served in any county
- § 29-12-09. Magistrate taking bail - Procedure
- § 29-12-10. Felony, bail given - Increased amount
- § 29-12-11. Procedure - Defendant present, defendant absent
- § 29-12-12. Appearance of corporation charged with offense - Pleas
- § 29-12-13. Information filed or indictment returned - Summons
- § 29-12-14. Default of a corporation or limited liability company - Plea - Fine collected
- § 29-15-01. Causes for removal of action
- § 29-15-02. Petition - Notice - Time to prepare
- § 29-15-03. Court must order only one change
- § 29-15-04. Duty of clerk
- § 29-15-05. Disposition of defendant upon removal
- § 29-15-06. Court may require bail
- § 29-15-07. Witnesses upon removal - Undertaking - Notice - Subpoena
- § 29-15-08. Trial upon removal - Original pleadings - Copies
- § 29-15-09. Clerk, neglect upon removal - Damages
- § 29-15-10. Several defendants, removal by one
- § 29-15-11. Removal by state - Procedure
- § 29-15-12. Prosecution by officers of county where action was commenced Jurisdiction of court
- § 29-15-13. Prejudice or bias of judge - Affidavit - Filing
- § 29-15-14. Affidavit of prejudice to be filed
- § 29-15-15. The supreme court to designate trial judge
- § 29-15-16. Judge designated to conduct trial forthwith - Notice to parties
- § 29-15-17. Expenses of judge designated
- § 29-15-18. Jurors not to be excused by disqualified judge
- § 29-15-19. Only one change of judges allowable
- § 29-15-20. Procedure when affidavit of prejudice and for change of venue is filed in
- § 29-15-21. Demand for change of judge
- § 29-16-01. Issue of fact
- § 29-16-02. Issues of fact tried by jury - When trial by jury may be waived
- § 29-16-03. Presence of defendant if felony charged
- § 29-16-04. Presence of defendant in prosecution for misdemeanor
- § 29-16-05. Order or warrant requiring presence of defendant
- § 29-16-06. Presence of defendant at proceedings before and after trial
- § 29-16-07. Time to prepare for trial
- § 29-17-01. Jurors in criminal actions same as those summoned for civil actions
- § 29-17-02. How trial jury formed
- § 29-17-03. Clerk selection of juror names - Randomized list
- § 29-17-04. Parties may require names of all jurors in panel to be called
- § 29-17-05. Manner of drawing jury
- § 29-17-06. Ballots laid aside until jurors discharged
- § 29-17-07. When jurors discharged names returned to box
- § 29-17-08. Name of absent or disqualified juror returned to box when jury completed
- § 29-17-09. Completion of panel - Procedure
- § 29-17-10. Names of additional jurors - Ballots deposited in box
- § 29-17-11. Drawing the jury
- § 29-17-12. Number of jurors - How sworn
- § 29-17-13. Number failing, others summoned
- § 29-17-14. Juror may affirm
- § 29-17-15. Challenges defined and classified
- § 29-17-16. When several defendants are tried together they must join their challenges
- § 29-17-17. Panel defined
- § 29-17-18. Challenge to panel defined
- § 29-17-19. Causes for challenge to panel
- § 29-17-20. Challenge to panel before challenge to individual juror
- § 29-17-21. Sufficiency of facts controverted - Procedure
- § 29-17-22. Facts stated in challenge denied - Procedure
- § 29-17-23. Trial of question of fact
- § 29-17-24. Officers may be examined
- § 29-17-25. Challenge taken for officer's bias
- § 29-17-26. Challenge allowed - Jury discharged
- § 29-17-27. Challenge to individual juror - Peremptory or for cause
- § 29-17-28. Jurors examined by either party
- § 29-17-29. Challenge taken before juror sworn
- § 29-17-30. Peremptory challenge
- § 29-17-31. Challenges to prosecution and defendant
- § 29-17-32. Challenge for cause
- § 29-17-33. Challenges for cause defined and classified
- § 29-17-34. General causes of challenge specified
- § 29-17-35. Particular causes of challenge specified
- § 29-17-36. Matters constituting implied bias specified
- § 29-17-37. Exemption is not cause
- § 29-17-38. How challenge taken - Cause stated
- § 29-17-39. Exception to the challenge
- § 29-17-40. All challenges tried by the court
- § 29-17-41. Juror challenged a witness