North Dakota Code > Chapter 31-03 – Means of Compelling Attendance of Witnesses


§ 31-03-01	Subpoena defined
§ 31-03-15	Civil penalty for failure to obey subpoena when called for defendant in criminal action
§ 31-03-16	Prisoners may be ordered to appear as witnesses – Depositions
§ 31-03-17	Prisoner in custody of officer while deposition is taken – Officer to provide facilities for taking deposition
§ 31-03-18	Attendance of prisoners as witnesses for state in criminal actions – How effected
§ 31-03-19	Undertaking for appearance of material witness for state who appeared at preliminary examination – Minors
§ 31-03-20	Undertaking for appearance of material witness for state – When required – Procedure for requiring
§ 31-03-24	Fees for witnesses who have been confined may be allowed – Amount allowable
§ 31-03-25	Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
§ 31-03-26	Summons issued to compel witness to appear in another state
§ 31-03-27	Mileage and witness fees of witness summoned to another state – Failure to appear – Penalty
§ 31-03-28	Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state
§ 31-03-29	Mileage and fees of witness from another state – Length of time to remain in state
§ 31-03-30	Witness coming into state – Exemption from arrest and service of process
§ 31-03-31	Witness passing through state to testify in other state exempt from arrest and service of process

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 31-03 - Means of Compelling Attendance of Witnesses

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.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Penitentiary: includes any affiliated facilities. 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
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testify: includes every mode of oral statement under oath or affirmation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
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