If a person returned to this state is found not to have violated the law that constituted the basis for the return, the magistrate may order the county or state to pay the person the cost of transportation and subsistence to:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-30.3-25

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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
  • magistrate: is a n officer authorized by law to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a crime or public offense. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. 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

1.    The place of the person’s initial arrest; or

2.    The person’s residence.