A person cannot be examined as a witness in the following cases:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 31-01-06

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Superseded by N.D.R.Ev. 501, 502.

2.    Superseded by N.D.R.Ev. 501, 505.

3.    Superseded by N.D.R.Ev. 501, 503.

4.    A public officer cannot be examined as to communications made to the public officer in official confidence when the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.