Any person to be qualified to become surety on any bond or undertaking required in any court must be a resident and a householder or a freeholder in the state, and an affidavit to that effect must be annexed to the bond or undertaking. Such affidavit also shall state an amount each surety is worth above the surety’s liabilities and exemptions, and the total worth of such sureties must be double the sum named in the bond or undertaking.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-02-01

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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