§ 54-12-01 Attorney general – Duties
§ 54-12-01.1 Attorney general to publish eminent domain information
§ 54-12-01.3 Judicial officers – Legal defense – Indemnification
§ 54-12-01.4 Limitation of effect of certain opinions of attorney general
§ 54-12-02 Attorney general may institute action in which state is a party
§ 54-12-03 Attorney general may make investigation in county – How expenses paid
§ 54-12-04 Attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal matters in counties on demand of district judge – How expenses paid
§ 54-12-04.1 Attorney general to make investigation on Indian reservation – Expenses
§ 54-12-04.2 Child sexual abuse investigation and prosecution
§ 54-12-05 Biennial report
§ 54-12-06 Assistant attorneys general – Attorney general may appoint
§ 54-12-07 Salary of assistant attorneys general
§ 54-12-08 Assistant and special assistant attorneys general – Appointment – Revocation – Compensation
§ 54-12-08.1 Contingent fee arrangements
§ 54-12-09 Assistant attorney general for board of university and school lands – Appointment – Revocation – Oath
§ 54-12-10 Assistant attorney general for board of university and school lands – Execution of certificates and documents
§ 54-12-11 Salary of attorney general
§ 54-12-13 Special assistant attorneys general report of salaries and expenses
§ 54-12-14 Assets forfeiture fund – Created – Purpose – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-14.1 Loans for law enforcement activities
§ 54-12-17 Consumer protection and antitrust division
§ 54-12-18 Special fund established – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-21 Recovery of funds – Limitations
§ 54-12-22 Accessibility of sexual offender and crimes against children registration information
§ 54-12-23 Special operations team reimbursement fund – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-24 State crime laboratory division
§ 54-12-24.1 Statewide sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system – Exception
§ 54-12-25 Attorney general may provide counsel to boards of health
§ 54-12-26 Attorney general multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-27 Twenty-four seven sobriety program
§ 54-12-27.1 Twenty-four seven sobriety program – Partial suspension for drug court program participants
§ 54-12-28 Twenty-four seven sobriety program guidelines, program fees, and records
§ 54-12-28.1 Law enforcement acceptance of department of transportation action
§ 54-12-29 Twenty-four seven sobriety program fund – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-30 Twenty-four seven sobriety program fees
§ 54-12-31 Bond conditions
§ 54-12-32 Blue alert notice system
§ 54-12-33 Human trafficking commission
§ 54-12-33.1 Human trafficking prevention training – Exemptions – Immunity – Continuing appropriation
§ 54-12-34 Criminal justice data information sharing system
§ 54-12-35 Law enforcement officer tuition and fees waiver
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-12 - Attorney General

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • week: means seven consecutive days and the word "month" a calendar month. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33