§ 27-10-01.1 Definitions
§ 27-10-01.2 Power of court to punish for contempt of court
§ 27-10-01.3 Nonsummary procedure for remedial and punitive sanctions – Joint hearing and trial – Summary procedure – Appeal
§ 27-10-01.4 Remedial sanctions – Punitive sanctions for nonsummary and summary procedure – Past conduct
§ 27-10-07 Order to show cause or warrant of attachment for contempt not committed in presence of judge
§ 27-10-08 Nature of proceedings upon order to show cause or warrant of attachment for contempt
§ 27-10-09 Papers to be served on person arrested for contempt
§ 27-10-10 Amount of undertaking for appearance of accused may be fixed and endorsed on warrant by judge
§ 27-10-11 Duties of sheriff after arrest if undertaking not given by accused
§ 27-10-13 Procedure on return of warrant of attachment or order to show cause for contempt
§ 27-10-18 Procedure when person arrested gives undertaking for appearance but fails to appear
§ 27-10-19 Undertaking may be ordered prosecuted by and in behalf of party aggrieved – Extent of recovery
§ 27-10-20 When undertaking ordered prosecuted in name of state – Disposition of moneys collected
§ 27-10-23 Contempt of witness before notary public, officer, board, or tribunal
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 27-10 - Contempts

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33