North Dakota Code 27-20.2-03 – Jurisdiction
1. The juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction of the following proceedings, which are governed by this chapter:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 27-20.2-03
- children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. Proceedings in which a child is alleged to be delinquent, or a child in need of protection under this chapter or chapters 27-20.3 and 27-20.4; b. Proceedings for the termination of parental rights except if a part of an adoption proceeding; c. Proceedings arising under section 27-20.3-16; d. Civil forfeiture proceedings arising under chapter 19-03.1 or section 29-31.1-04 for which a child is alleged to have possessed forfeitable property. The juvenile court shall conduct the proceedings in accordance with the procedures provided for under sections 19-03.1-36 through 19-03.1-37; and
e. Proceedings for the guardianship of a child under chapter 27-20.1, except the testamentary appointment of a guardian for a minor governed by chapter 30.1-27.
2. The juvenile court also has exclusive original jurisdiction of the following proceedings, which are governed by the laws relating to those proceedings without regard to the other provisions of this chapter:
a. Proceedings to obtain judicial consent to the marriage, employment, or enlistment in the armed services of a child, if consent is required by law; b. Proceedings under the interstate compact on juveniles; c. Proceedings under the interstate compact on the placement of children; and
d. Proceedings arising under section 50-06-06.13 to obtain a judicial determination that the placement of a severely emotionally disturbed child in an out-of-home treatment program is in the best interests of the child.