Order of Adoption Friday, November 30, 2012

IN THE SUPREME COURT 
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20120300

On July 25, 2012, the Joint Procedure Committee submitted apetition to approve proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure 4, 5, 8, 26, 33, 45 and 58; North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure 24, 32, and 40; North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure 3, 4, 4.1, 7, 9, 17, 32.2, and 41; North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure 13; North Dakota Rules of Court 5.1. On October 2, 2012, the Committee submitted additional proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure 45 and proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Court 3.1. A synopsis and the proposed Amendments are available at http://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. Individuals who do not have internet access may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to obtain a copy of the proposal. The Court considered the matter, and

ORDERED, that North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure 4, 5, 8, 26, 33, 45 and 58; North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure 24, 32, and 40; North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure 3, 4, 4.1, 7, 9, 17, 32.2, and 41; North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure 13; North Dakota Rules of Court 3.1 and 5.1, as further amended by the Court, are ADOPTED, effective March 1, 2013.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened this 30thst day of November, 2012, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, and the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order. The Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner and the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers voted against adoption of the amendments to North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure 32.

Dated: November 30, 2012.

Penny Miller
Clerk
North Dakota Supreme Court