North Dakota Code 25-03.3-02 – Jurisdiction and venue
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The district court has original jurisdiction over the proceedings governed by this chapter. A proceeding pursuant to this chapter may be tried in any county in which the respondent resides or is located, or has committed any sexually predatory conduct, or if the respondent is an inmate, any of the foregoing venues or a county to which the respondent has indicated an intent to relocate upon release from the correctional facility.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 25-03.3-02
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.