North Dakota Statutes
§ 28-21-17 — Execution against principal first
North Dakota § 28-21-17
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N.D. Cent. Code § 28-21-17 (2026).
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If a judgment is rendered upon any instrument in writing in which two or more persons are
severally bound, and it appears to the court that a person signed the same as surety or bail for
that person's codefendant, the court shall state which of the defendants is principal debtor and
which is surety or bail. Execution issued on the judgment must command the sheriff to cause
the property of the principal debtor to be sold and if the proceeds from that sale are insufficient,
to collect the deficiency from the property of the surety or bail. The property of the principal
debtor within the jurisdiction of the court must be exhausted before any of the property of the
surety or bail may be taken in execution.
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