North Dakota § 27-20.3-13 Conduct of child in need of protection hearings

North Dakota Statutes

§ 27-20.3-13 — Conduct of child in need of protection hearings

North Dakota § 27-20.3-13

Title 27Judicial Branch of Government

Ch. 27-20.3Child Welfare

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N.D. Cent. Code § 27-20.3-13 (2026).

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1.A hearing under this chapter must be conducted by the court without a jury, in an informal but orderly manner and separately from other proceedings not included in section 27-20.2-03 and in accordance with the North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure.

2.If the hearing has not been held within the time limit, or any extension of the time limit, required by supreme court rule, the petition must be dismissed.

3.The state's attorney shall present the evidence in support of any allegations of the petition not admitted and otherwise conduct the proceedings on behalf of the state.

4.The proceedings must be recorded by stenographic notes or by electronic, mechanical, or other appropriate means.

5.Juvenile court hearings are closed to the public even if the purpose of the hearing is to decla

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1. A hearing under this chapter must be conducted by the court without a jury, in an
informal but orderly manner and separately from other proceedings not included in
section 27-20.2-03 and in accordance with the North Dakota Rules of Juvenile
Procedure.
2. If the hearing has not been held within the time limit, or any extension of the time limit,
required by supreme court rule, the petition must be dismissed.
3. The state's attorney shall present the evidence in support of any allegations of the
petition not admitted and otherwise conduct the proceedings on behalf of the state.
4. The proceedings must be recorded by stenographic notes or by electronic,
mechanical, or other appropriate means.
5. Juvenile court hearings are closed to the public even if the purpose of the hearing is to
declare a person in contempt of court. The general public must be excluded from other
hearings under this chapter. In hearings from which the general public is excluded,
only the parties, counsel of the parties, witnesses, victims, and any other persons the
court finds have a proper interest in the proceedings may be admitted by the court.
The court may temporarily exclude the child or other person from the hearing if, after
being warned by the court that disruptive conduct will cause removal from the
courtroom, the child or other person persists in conduct that justifies removal from the
courtroom.