North Dakota Statutes
§ 29-01-15 — Jurisdiction of municipal judges and small claims court referees
North Dakota § 29-01-15
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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-01-15 (2026).
Text
1.Any municipal judge may:
a.Act as committing magistrate; provided, that this subsection does not apply to
municipal judges who are not attorneys currently licensed under chapter 27-11.
b.Hear, try, and determine misdemeanors and infractions when jurisdiction has
been conferred by the Constitution of North Dakota and this and other laws.
c.Adjudge and impose the punishment prescribed by law, upon conviction, in all
cases within the municipal judge's jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine.
2.A small claims court referee authorized pursuant to subsection 3 of section 29-01-14
may act as a committing magistrate. A magistrate appointed by the presiding judge of
the judicial district has the authority to act to the extent allowed by rules promulgated
by the supreme court.
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Related
Fournier v. Roed
161 N.W.2d 458 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1968)
Patten v. Beauchamp
599 F. Supp. 288 (D. North Dakota, 1984)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 29-01-01
How crimes prosecuted - Exceptions§ 29-01-03
How prosecution entitled§ 29-01-04
Affidavits need not be entitled§ 29-01-05
Party defendant is party prosecuted§ 29-01-06
Rights of defendant§ 29-01-06.1
Rights of defendant - Exception§ 29-01-06.2
Summoned person to report to sheriff§ 29-01-07
Only once prosecuted§ 29-01-08
Extent of restraint permissible§ 29-01-09
How conviction can be had§ 29-01-10
Where district courts held§ 29-01-12
Decision of district court reviewable§ 29-01-13
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