§ 12-55.1-01 Definitions
§ 12-55.1-02 Pardon advisory board – Membership
§ 12-55.1-03 Pardon advisory board meetings – Rules
§ 12-55.1-04 Governor may remit fines and grant commutations, pardons, and reprieves
§ 12-55.1-05 Pardon clerk – Duties
§ 12-55.1-06 Application for commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine
§ 12-55.1-07 Notice of application
§ 12-55.1-08 Governor may reconsider action
§ 12-55.1-09 Statements of judge and state’s attorney
§ 12-55.1-10 Duty of court reporter and clerk of court
§ 12-55.1-11 Records
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 12-55.1 - Pardon Advisory Board

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Commutation: means the change of the punishment to which a person is sentenced to a less severe punishment. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Conditional pardon: means a pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of fine subject to terms and conditions established by the governor upon the recommendation of the pardon advisory board. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the department of corrections and rehabilitation. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Pardon: means the removal of punishment or custody imposed upon a person for the commission of an offense. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Remission of fine: means a release or partial release of a fine. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Reprieve: means a temporary relief from or postponement of the execution of a criminal sentence. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • 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
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37