An individual Indian may accept state jurisdiction as to that individual and that individual’s property by executing a statement consenting to and declaring that individual and that individual’s property to be subject to state civil jurisdiction as herein provided. Such jurisdiction becomes effective on the date of execution of such statement. The statement accepting state jurisdiction must be filed in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the person resides and when so filed is conclusive evidence of acceptance of state civil jurisdiction as provided herein.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 27-19-05

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
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