Order of Adoption

Amendments to North Dakota Rules as Adopted - 20160273

Amendments to North Dakota Rules as Adopted
Supreme Court Docket No. 20160273
Order of Adoption | Synopsis as Adopted
Effective March 1, 2017

What had been Proposed
Contents | Hearing Notice | Petition | Synopsis as Proposed

Rule Amendments as Adopted by the Supreme Court

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Petition for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Court Rules 1

II. Synopsis of Proposed Amendments 3

III. Amendments Proposed by Joint Procedure Committee

A. North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 1 - Scope of Rules 7
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management 9
Rule 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery 16
Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land for Inspection and Other Purposes 31
Rule 45 - Subpoena 36
Rule 55 - Default; Default Judgment 48
Rule 64 - Seizing Property 52
B. North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 3 - The Complaint 54
Rule 4 - Arrest Warrant or Summons upon Complaint 58
Rule 5 - Initial Appearance Before the Magistrate 69
Rule 5.1 - Preliminary Examination 78
Rule 7 - The Indictment and the Information 81
Rule 9 - Warrant or Summons upon Indictment or Information 87
Rule 11 - Pleas 91
Rule 23.1 - Jury Expenses 104
Form 10 - Search Warrant 105
Form 12 - Bench Warrant 107
C. North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure
Rule 20 - Use of Restraints in Courtroom 108
Rule 21 - Title and Citation 110
D. North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure
Rule 5 - Post-Judgment Mediation 111
Rule 32 - Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Documents 120
E. North Dakota Rules of Court
Rule 3.5 - Electronic Filing in District Courts 127
Rule 8.4 - Summons in Action for Divorce, Separation or to Determine Parental Rights and Responsibilities 134
Rule 11.2 - Withdrawal of Attorneys 138
F. North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules
Rule 41 - Access to Court Records 142
Rule 58 - Vexatious Litigation 159