North Dakota Code 31-09-04 – How judicial record of foreign country proved
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A judicial record of a foreign country may be proved by the attestation of the clerk with the seal of the court annexed, if there is a clerk and seal, or of the legal keeper of the record, with the seal of office annexed, if there is a seal, together with the certificate of the chief judge or presiding magistrate that the person making the attestation is the clerk of the court, or the legal keeper of the record, and in either case, that the signature of such person is genuine and that the attestation is in due form. The signature of the chief judge or presiding magistrate must be authenticated by the certificate of the minister, ambassador, or a consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the United States in such foreign country.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 31-09-04
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49