§ 18-01-21 — Service of abatement order and notice by publication - Affidavit - Order

Service of the abatement order and notice described in section 18-01-20 may be made by
publication in the same manner as a summons is published in a civil action, upon the order of
the district court having jurisdiction of the proceeding. The order for publication must be issued if
it appears to the court:
1. By the return of the sheriff of the county in which the premises described in the order
are situated, that the sheriff has been unable to make the service required by rule 4(d)
of the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure upon any person or persons having or
claiming an interest in the premises; or
2. By affidavit, that any person having or claiming an interest in the premises described in
the order is absent or is believed to be absent from the jurisdiction of the court so that
service of the order and notice cannot be made upon that person in the manner
provided by rule 4(d) of the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure.