§ 11-15-01.1 Sheriff must be qualified elector and must receive required training – Exception
§ 11-15-02 Sheriff may appoint special deputies – Compensation
§ 11-15-03 Duties of sheriff
§ 11-15-04 Sheriff to execute all process
§ 11-15-05 To exhibit process
§ 11-15-06 Duty of sheriff to serve papers in civil action – When coroner to perform duties of sheriff
§ 11-15-07 County fees
§ 11-15-08 Commissions collected by sheriff
§ 11-15-09 Allowances when plaintiff bids in property at sale
§ 11-15-11 Sheriff’s expense of preserving property – Approval of court required
§ 11-15-12 Sheriff’s mileage
§ 11-15-13 Fees to be endorsed on process
§ 11-15-14 Sheriff’s fees collectible in advance – Report of fees – Mileage in criminal cases
§ 11-15-16 Return prima facie evidence of facts stated therein
§ 11-15-17 Liability for failure to execute process
§ 11-15-18 Liability for failure to make return
§ 11-15-19 Liability for failure to pay over money
§ 11-15-20 When sheriff not liable for rescue or escape
§ 11-15-21 Service of papers other than process on sheriff
§ 11-15-22 Service of process on sheriff
§ 11-15-24 Transportation of prisoner
§ 11-15-25 Fees for transporting persons committed to custody of department of corrections and rehabilitation or state hospital
§ 11-15-25.1 Fees for transporting persons who have escaped or violated probation
§ 11-15-26 Sheriff to deliver commitment papers to warden and receive receipt for prisoner
§ 11-15-28 Sheriff prohibited from collecting notes – Penalty
§ 11-15-29 Uniform for sheriffs and sheriffs’ deputies
§ 11-15-30 Standard uniform established
§ 11-15-31 Uniform surrendered upon termination of employment
§ 11-15-32 Issuance of protection and restraining orders – Duty of sheriff
§ 11-15-33 County law enforcement officer – Jurisdiction – Fresh pursuit

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 11-15 - Sheriff

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
  • Penitentiary: includes any affiliated facilities. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • qualified elector: means a citizen of the United States who is eighteen years of age or older; and is a resident of this state and of the area affected by the petition. See North Dakota Code 1-01-51
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • week: means seven consecutive days and the word "month" a calendar month. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
  • Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the state or of a court or judicial officer. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33