North Dakota Code 29-04-04 – Time of defendant’s absence not part of limitation
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If, when a crime or public offense is committed, the defendant is out of the state, or if the defendant is within the state and subsequently leaves the state, the information may be filed, or the indictment found, within the time herein limited, after the defendant’s return to the state. No time during which the defendant is not an inhabitant of, or usually resident within, this state is part of the limitation.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-04-04
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- 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