North Dakota § 44-09-17.1 Depositions may be taken

North Dakota Statutes

§ 44-09-17.1 — Depositions may be taken

North Dakota § 44-09-17.1

Title 44Offices and Officers

Ch. 44-09Removal by Impeachment

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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-09-17.1 (2026).

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In any impeachment trial conducted before the senate of the state of North Dakota, the
testimony of any witness not a resident of the state of North Dakota and not amenable to
subpoena within the state of North Dakota at the time of such trial may be taken by deposition
upon the same notice, in the same manner and before any officer authorized to take depositions
in civil cases in the courts of the state, upon subpoena issued by the clerk of the supreme court
or the secretary of the senate, such subpoena must be issued upon the request of the
prosecution or defense or the attorneys for either of them. Any such deposition when
transcribed and certified by the officer taking the same must be by that officer filed with the
secretary of state of the state of North Dakota, and must be held by t

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In any impeachment trial conducted before the senate of the state of North Dakota, the
testimony of any witness not a resident of the state of North Dakota and not amenable to
subpoena within the state of North Dakota at the time of such trial may be taken by deposition
upon the same notice, in the same manner and before any officer authorized to take depositions
in civil cases in the courts of the state, upon subpoena issued by the clerk of the supreme court
or the secretary of the senate, such subpoena must be issued upon the request of the
prosecution or defense or the attorneys for either of them. Any such deposition when
transcribed and certified by the officer taking the same must be by that officer filed with the
secretary of state of the state of North Dakota, and must be held by the secretary of state,
subject to examination by the board of managers, their attorneys, the impeached officer, and the
impeached officer's attorneys until the time of trial when it must, upon the request of the board
of managers, be delivered to the secretary of the senate. Any such deposition must be in such
manner as the senate may prescribe.