North Dakota § 32-03.1-07 Costs and fees

North Dakota Statutes

§ 32-03.1-07 — Costs and fees

North Dakota § 32-03.1-07

Title 32Judicial Remedies

Ch. 32-03.1Good Samaritan Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-03.1-07 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other provision in the laws of this state, or any court rules, if a party
names a defendant in a suit alleging intentional misconduct or gross negligence, as described in
section 32-03.1-01, and the trial judge dismisses the complaint or grants a defendant's motion
for judgment on the pleadings, or directs a verdict for a defendant, or grants a defendant's
motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or at any point in the proceedings grants a
plaintiff's motion to discontinue the action against the defendant, the defendant shall be entitled
to full costs and reasonable attorney's fees expended in connection with the defendant's
defense of the action. If good reason is shown, the trial judge may suspend the operation of this
section.

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Notwithstanding any other provision in the laws of this state, or any court rules, if a party
names a defendant in a suit alleging intentional misconduct or gross negligence, as described in
section 32-03.1-01, and the trial judge dismisses the complaint or grants a defendant's motion
for judgment on the pleadings, or directs a verdict for a defendant, or grants a defendant's
motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or at any point in the proceedings grants a
plaintiff's motion to discontinue the action against the defendant, the defendant shall be entitled
to full costs and reasonable attorney's fees expended in connection with the defendant's
defense of the action. If good reason is shown, the trial judge may suspend the operation of this
section.