Each state‘s attorney to whom the department reports any violation of this chapter shall institute appropriate proceedings in court without delay. However, nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring the department to report minor violations for the institution of proceedings under this chapter whenever it believes the public interest will be served adequately by suitable written notice or warning.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23.1-14-12

  • 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