§ 27-01-01 Courts composing judicial system of state – Those constituting courts of record
§ 27-01-01.1 Budgeting and financing of the supreme court and district courts
§ 27-01-02 Sittings of courts public – When public may be excluded
§ 27-01-07 Civil action fees – Waiver
§ 27-01-08 Service of process by mail by federal marshals
§ 27-01-09 Reciprocal recognition of certain state and tribal court judgments, decrees, and orders – Conditions
§ 27-01-10 Fee assessments for funding crime victim and witness programs
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 27-01 - General Provisions

  • 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.
  • children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
  • 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.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.