§ 27-02-27 — Judicial emergency

1. If the supreme court of this state declares a judicial emergency due to an emergency
or natural disaster that substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal
functioning of the judicial system, the ability of persons to avail themselves of the
judicial system, or the ability of litigants or others to have access to the courts or to
meet schedules or time deadlines imposed by law or court order, notice of the
declaration must be provided as required by supreme court rule.
2. An order declaring a judicial emergency may suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant
relief from deadlines, time schedules, statutes of limitations, statutes of repose, or
filing requirements imposed by law, whether in civil or criminal cases, administrative
matters, or any other legal proceedings as determined by the supreme court. An order
declaring a judicial emergency may not suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief
from deadlines, time schedules, or filing requirements that are required by the United
States Constitution or the Constitution of North Dakota.