North Dakota Statutes
§ 29-01-29 — Rule of construction of title
North Dakota § 29-01-29
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 29-01-29 (2026).
Text
The rule of the common law that penal statutes are to be strictly construed has no
application to this title. This title establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which
it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed with a view
to promoting its objects and in furtherance of justice.
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Related
State v. Hendrick
164 N.W.2d 57 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1969)
State v. Wetzel
2008 ND 186 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2008)
Nearby Sections
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§ 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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North Dakota § 29-01-29, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/29-01-29.