Order of Adoption Monday, December 14, 2015

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20150239 

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure, North Dakota Rules of Evidence, North Dakota Rules of Court, and North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules 

[¶ 1] The Joint Procedure Committee submitted a petition to approve proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure 5, 6, and 33; North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure 5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, and 34; North Dakota Rules of Evidence 513, 801, and 803; North Dakota Rules of Court 2.2, 3.2, 3.5, 5.4, and 8.10; and North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 41. A synopsisand the proposed amendments are available athttp://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. A comment period was provided and a hearing was held October 8, 2015. The Court considered the matter.

[¶ 2] ORDERED, that proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure 5, 6, and 33; North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure 3, 5, 5.1, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, and 34; North Dakota Rules of Evidence 801 and 803; North Dakota Rules of Court 2.2, 3.2, 3.5 and 5.4; and North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules 41, as further amended by the Court are ADOPTED, effective March 1, 2016.

[¶ 3] The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota, convened on December 14, 2015, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, and the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, Justices, and directed the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

Penny Miller 
Clerk 
North Dakota Supreme Court