§ 40-18.1-25 — Abolition of municipal court in a city with a population of five thousand or more

North Dakota § 40-18.1-25

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 40: Municipal Government
• Ch. 40-18.1: Municipal Courts

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1. The governing body of a city with a population of five thousand or more having a
municipal court may by resolution abolish its municipal court if the city has entered an
agreement with:
a. The governing body of the county in which the municipal court is located;
b. The presiding judge of the district in which the municipal court is located; and
c. The state court administrator's office.
2. The agreement must provide for an effective date of the transfer of the municipal court
cases to the district court not fewer than one hundred eighty days after the date of the
agreement unless otherwise agreed upon.
3. At least ten days before the effective date of the transfer, the clerk of the municipal
court shall deliver to the clerk of the district court all cases pending action by the
district court after the effective date of the transfer.
4. On the effective date of the transfer, all proceedings relating to ordinance violations
must be within the jurisdiction of the district court. Judgments of courts which cease to
exist on the effective date of the agreement continue in effect and the district court
may enforce the judgments. Fines, forfeitures, and costs due and unpaid on the
effective date of the transfer and those which are subsequently collected on cases
pending on the effective date must be collected by the district court and remitted to the
city.
5. The authority, duties, powers, jurisdiction, and term of the municipal judge terminates
on the last day of the month in which all municipal cases have been transferred to the
district court or the expiration of the judge's term, whichever occurs first.