1.    Within thirty calendar days, the commission shall inform an accused individual of the complaint. Subject to the confidentiality requirements set forth in section 54-66-05, the     accused individual will be provided with the written complaint or written summary of the oral complaint, witness statements, and other documentary evidence included with the complaint. The accused individual may provide a written response to the complaint within thirty calendar days, or after the commission requests a written response to the complaint or summary of the complaint, a period as set by the commission. This subsection does not preclude the accused individual from providing a written response to the complaint before receiving a request for written response from the commission.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-66-06

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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

2.    If the commission has summarily dismissed the complaint under subsection 2 of section 54-66-05, before notifying the accused individual as required by this section, the notification to the accused individual must include notice of the summary dismissal.