A defendant, when arrested under a bench warrant for an offense not bailable, must be held in custody by the sheriff of the county in which the information is filed or the indictment found.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-12-07

  • county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13