North Dakota § 28-21-18 Return of writ by mail

North Dakota Statutes

§ 28-21-18 — Return of writ by mail

North Dakota § 28-21-18

Title 28Judicial Procedure, Civil

Ch. 28-21Execution of the Judgment

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Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 28-21-18 (2026).

Text

When execution is issued in any county and directed and delivered to the sheriff of another
county, the sheriff after discharging all the duties required by law shall mail the execution to the
clerk who issued the execution. On proof by the sheriff that the execution was mailed soon
enough to have reached the clerk before the execution's expiration, the sheriff is not liable for
any penalty if the execution does not reach the office in due time.

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When execution is issued in any county and directed and delivered to the sheriff of another
county, the sheriff after discharging all the duties required by law shall mail the execution to the
clerk who issued the execution. On proof by the sheriff that the execution was mailed soon
enough to have reached the clerk before the execution's expiration, the sheriff is not liable for
any penalty if the execution does not reach the office in due time.