North Dakota Code 29-03-05 – Committed near boundary – Jurisdiction in either
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When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties, or within five hundred yards thereof, the jurisdiction is in either county.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-03-05
- county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- 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.