North Dakota Code 12-55.1-04 – Governor may remit fines and grant commutations, pardons, and reprieves
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The governor has the power to remit fines and grant commutations, reprieves, pardons, and conditional pardons after judgment of conviction. If the governor grants a conditional pardon, the pardon must state the terms and conditions of the pardon. The governor shall sign every commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine granted by the governor. The recommendations of the pardon advisory board and the determination of the governor are not reviewable by any court.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 12-55.1-04
- Commutation: means the change of the punishment to which a person is sentenced to a less severe punishment. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
- Conditional pardon: means a pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of fine subject to terms and conditions established by the governor upon the recommendation of the pardon advisory board. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Pardon: means the removal of punishment or custody imposed upon a person for the commission of an offense. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
- Remission of fine: means a release or partial release of a fine. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
- Reprieve: means a temporary relief from or postponement of the execution of a criminal sentence. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49