North Dakota Code 40-18-06.2 – Transfer of municipal ordinance cases to district court – Abolition of office of municipal judge
With the agreement of the governing body of the county, the presiding judge of the judicial district in which the city is located, and the state court administrator, the governing body of a city may, by ordinance, transfer some or all of the cases of the municipal court to the district court serving the county in which the city is located. These cases are deemed district court cases for purposes of appeal. The governing body of a city with a population of less than five thousand, upon transferring all municipal court cases to the district court, may abolish by resolution the office of municipal judge. The term of office of the municipal judge elected to serve that city terminates upon the last day of the month in which all municipal cases have been transferred to district court or the expiration of the judge’s term, whichever occurs first.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 40-18-06.2
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- population: means the number of inhabitants as determined by the last preceding state or federal census. See North Dakota Code 1-01-47
- 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