Any court, by order, may require an officer having the custody of any person confined in any prison in this state to produce such person before it for oral examination in the county where the person is imprisoned. In all other cases, except as otherwise provided in section 31-03-18, such person must be examined by deposition.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 31-03-16

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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
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