Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Rules

Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Rules - 20080201

Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Court Rules
Supreme Court Docket No. 20080201

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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 5 - Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers 6
Rule 6 - Time 13
Rule 11 - Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Representation to Court; Sanctions 17
Rule 40 - Assignment of Cases for Trial 22
Rule 45 - Subpoena 25

B. North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure

Rule 1 - Scope and Exceptions 38
Rule 32.2 - Pretrial Diversion 42
Form 9 - Appendix "A" 46
Form 9A - Appendix "A" (without sex offender conditions) 57

C. North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rule 2.2 - Termination of Parental Rights Expedited Appeals 63

D. North Dakota Rules of Court

Rule 2.2 - Facsimile Transmission 65
Rule 3.1 - Pleadings 67
Rule 3.4 - Privacy Protection for Filings Made With the Court 72
Rule 11.2 - Withdrawal of Attorneys 75

E. North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules and Orders

Rule 41 - Access to Court Records 77
Order 16 - Electronic Filing Pilot Project for the District Courts 88