North Dakota § 47-19-23 Proof by handwriting - When received - Requirements

North Dakota Statutes

§ 47-19-23 — Proof by handwriting - When received - Requirements

North Dakota § 47-19-23

Title 47Property

Ch. 47-19Record Title

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N.D. Cent. Code § 47-19-23 (2026).

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The execution of an instrument may be established by proof of the handwriting of the party and of a subscribing witness, if there is one, in the following cases:

1.When the parties and all the subscribing witnesses are dead;

2.When the parties and all the subscribing witnesses are nonresidents of the state;

3.When the place of their residence is unknown to the party desiring the proof and cannot be ascertained by the exercise of due diligence;

4.When the subscribing witness is concealed, or cannot be found by the officer by the exercise of due diligence in attempting to serve a subpoena or attachment; or

5.In case of the continued failure or refusal of the witness to testify for the space of one hour after the witness's appearance.

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The execution of an instrument may be established by proof of the handwriting of the party
and of a subscribing witness, if there is one, in the following cases:
1. When the parties and all the subscribing witnesses are dead;
2. When the parties and all the subscribing witnesses are nonresidents of the state;
3. When the place of their residence is unknown to the party desiring the proof and
cannot be ascertained by the exercise of due diligence;

4. When the subscribing witness is concealed, or cannot be found by the officer by the
exercise of due diligence in attempting to serve a subpoena or attachment; or
5. In case of the continued failure or refusal of the witness to testify for the space of one
hour after the witness's appearance.