§ 20.1-01-29 — Hearing procedures

North Dakota § 20.1-01-29

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 20.1: Game, Fish, Predators, and Boating
• Ch. 20.1-01: General Provisions

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1. If a person cited for a violation that is designated as a noncriminal offense in this title
or in related rules or proclamations does not choose to follow one of the procedures
set forth in section 20.1-01-28, that person may request a hearing on the issue of the
commission of the violation charged. The hearing must be held at the time scheduled
in the citation or at some future time, not to exceed ninety days later, set at that first
appearance.
2. At the time of a request for a hearing on the issue of commission of the violation, the
person charged shall deposit with the court an appearance bond equal to the statutory
fee for the violation charged.
3. The state must prove the commission of a charged violation at the hearing under this
section by a preponderance of the evidence. If, after a hearing, the court finds that the

person had committed a noncriminal violation of this title or of related proclamations or
rules, the court shall notify the department within ten days of the date of hearing.
20.1-01-30. Amount of statutory fees.
The fees required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to section 20.1-01-28 or 20.1-01-29
are as follows:
1. For a class 1 noncriminal offense, a fee of fifty dollars.
2. For a class 2 noncriminal offense, a fee of twenty-five dollars.
3. For violation of a rule approved by the director or of an order or proclamation issued by
the governor, the amount set in the rule, order, or proclamation up to a maximum of
two hundred fifty dollars.