Before issuing the warrant, the clerk must require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff with sufficient surety to the effect that if the defendant recovers judgment the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which the defendant may sustain by reason of any seizure under the warrant, not exceeding the sum named in the undertaking, which must be at least the amount claimed in the complaint and in no case less than one hundred dollars.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-20-04

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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
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