Upon the cancellation and discharge of any judgment by the clerk of the district court of the county wherein the judgment was rendered or docketed, such clerk immediately shall forward to the clerk of the district court of any other county wherein a transcript of such judgment docket has been filed and the judgment docketed accordingly, a written notice under the clerk’s hand and seal, showing the names of the parties, the date and amount of such judgment, and the fact that such judgment has been canceled and discharged. Upon receipt of such notice by any clerk of court wherein such judgment is of record, such officer immediately shall cancel and discharge such judgment of record. No additional charge may be made for issuing said notice nor for canceling and discharging such judgment in the counties to which transcripted.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 28-20-27

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • 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