North Dakota Statutes
§ 31-01-19 — Witness for indigent defendants subpoenaed and paid by city, county, or state under court order in criminal or municipal court action
North Dakota § 31-01-19
JurisdictionNorth Dakota
Title 31Judicial Proof
Ch. 31-01Witnesses, Their Qualifications, Rights, and Duties
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N.D. Cent. Code § 31-01-19 (2026).
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state under court order in criminal or municipal court action.
If it appears to the court before which a criminal action or municipal ordinance violation is
about to be tried that the defendant is unable to pay the witnesses to appear on the defendant's
behalf, such court shall make an order that such witnesses as may be deemed reasonable,
naming them, be subpoenaed to attend at such trial at the expense of the city, the county, or the
state, whichever is liable to pay the costs of the prosecution of such action, and such witnesses
must be paid accordingly.
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Related
State v. Gibbs
2009 ND 44 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2009)
Koropatnicki v. State
2009 ND 31 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2009)
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-01-02
Competency of husband or wife as witness - Communications made during marriage - Exceptions§ 31-01-04
When husband or wife may testify to transactions and conversations had with deceased spouse§ 31-01-06.4
General rule of privilege§ 31-01-06.5
Who may claim the privilege§ 31-01-06.6
Exceptions to the privilegeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
North Dakota § 31-01-19, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/31-01-19.