North Dakota Code 39-06.1-01 – Definitions
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 39-06.1-01
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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.
- Official: means a municipal judge or a magistrate or other qualified individual appointed by the presiding judge of the judicial district to serve for all or part of the judicial district. See North Dakota Code 39-06.1-01
- Points: means the number of demerits assigned to particular types of traffic violations. See North Dakota Code 39-06.1-01
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
1. “Adjudication” and “admission” means an official determination, in the manner provided by law, that a traffic violation has been committed by a named driver.
2. “Equivalent ordinance” means an ordinance of a city, state, or other jurisdiction which is comparable to the cited statute and defines essentially the same offense, even if the language of the ordinance differs or procedural points or methods of proof differ.
3. “Official” means a municipal judge or a magistrate or other qualified individual appointed by the presiding judge of the judicial district to serve for all or part of the judicial district.
4. “Points” means the number of demerits assigned to particular types of traffic violations.