North Dakota Code 42-02-04 – Nuisance – Abatement
If a place is found, upon the judgment of a jury, court, or judge having jurisdiction, to be a nuisance, a law enforcement officer of the county or city where the nuisance is located shall close and abate such place by taking possession thereof, together with all personal property used in keeping and maintaining the nuisance, and close the same against use by anyone and keep it closed for a period of one year from the date of the judgment decreeing it to be a nuisance. After judgment, such officer publicly shall destroy the personal property used in keeping and maintaining the nuisance. Any person breaking open said building, erection, or place or using the premises so ordered to be closed shall be punished for contempt as provided by this chapter.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 42-02-04
- 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.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33