North Dakota § 40-18.1-14 Commitment for nonpayment of fines or costs

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-18.1-14 — Commitment for nonpayment of fines or costs

North Dakota § 40-18.1-14

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-18.1Municipal Courts

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18.1-14 (2026).

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Any individual upon whom any fine or costs, or both, has been imposed for violation of a
municipal ordinance may, after hearing, be committed upon order of the court to jail or other
place provided by the municipality for the incarceration of offenders until the fine or costs, or
both, are fully paid. The court may not commit an individual under this section when the reason
for the individual's nonpayment of fines or costs is the individual's indigency. A commitment
order issued under this section may not exceed thirty days. As used in this section, "fine" does
not include a fee established under subsection 2 of section 40-05-06.

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Any individual upon whom any fine or costs, or both, has been imposed for violation of a
municipal ordinance may, after hearing, be committed upon order of the court to jail or other
place provided by the municipality for the incarceration of offenders until the fine or costs, or
both, are fully paid. The court may not commit an individual under this section when the reason
for the individual's nonpayment of fines or costs is the individual's indigency. A commitment
order issued under this section may not exceed thirty days. As used in this section, "fine" does
not include a fee established under subsection 2 of section 40-05-06.