The pardon clerk shall provide written notice of an application for a commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine to the district court and the state‘s attorneys in the county or counties where the judgment of conviction was entered against the applicant. The notice must include the name of the applicant, the date of entry and docket number of the criminal judgment, the crime or crimes stated in the criminal judgment, and the date and place for the meeting on the application.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 12-55.1-07

  • Commutation: means the change of the punishment to which a person is sentenced to a less severe punishment. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Conditional pardon: means a pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of fine subject to terms and conditions established by the governor upon the recommendation of the pardon advisory board. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Pardon: means the removal of punishment or custody imposed upon a person for the commission of an offense. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Remission of fine: means a release or partial release of a fine. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • Reprieve: means a temporary relief from or postponement of the execution of a criminal sentence. See North Dakota Code 12-55.1-01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37