North Dakota Code 54-01-18 – All persons within the state subject to its jurisdiction and entitled to protection
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Every person while within this state is subject to its jurisdiction and entitled to its protection.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-01-18
- 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.
- 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