§ 31-01-06 Public officers cannot testify regarding confidential communications
§ 31-01-06.1 Counselors shall be immune from disclosing information given by pupils
§ 31-01-06.2 Disclosure of news sources and information required only on court order
§ 31-01-06.3 Addiction counselor – Client privilege – Definitions
§ 31-01-06.4 General rule of privilege
§ 31-01-06.5 Who may claim the privilege
§ 31-01-06.6 Exceptions to the privilege
§ 31-01-09 Privilege against self-incrimination – Grant of immunity
§ 31-01-14 Places where persons may be compelled to attend as witnesses in criminal matters
§ 31-01-15 Witness exempt from suit out of county
§ 31-01-16 Compensation and mileage and travel expense of witness
§ 31-01-16.1 Witness fees and expenses of municipal police officers
§ 31-01-16.2 Compensation of municipal court witnesses
§ 31-01-17 Duplicate witness fees not permissible
§ 31-01-18 Expenses of witness paid by city or state upon court order in criminal or municipal court action
§ 31-01-19 Witness for indigent defendants subpoenaed and paid by city, county, or state under court order in criminal or municipal court action
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 31-01 - Witnesses, Their Qualifications, Rights, and Duties

  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • 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.
  • 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