§ 29-02-01 Lawful resistance to commission of offense, by whom made
§ 29-02-02 Resistance by party about to be injured
§ 29-02-03 Third person may resist offense
§ 29-02-04 Public offense may be prevented by officers
§ 29-02-05 Persons aiding officers justified
§ 29-02-06 Complaint for threatening, before whom laid
§ 29-02-07 Complaint as to threatened offense
§ 29-02-08 Magistrate must issue warrant
§ 29-02-09 Procedure when charge controverted
§ 29-02-10 When accused must be discharged
§ 29-02-11 When accused must give undertaking
§ 29-02-12 When undertaking is or is not given
§ 29-02-13 Accused committed – How discharged – Undertaking transmitted to district court
§ 29-02-14 Assault in presence of court – Security required – Committed on default
§ 29-02-15 Accused must appear at district court
§ 29-02-16 Complainant not appearing – Accused discharged
§ 29-02-17 Procedure when parties appear
§ 29-02-18 When undertaking broken
§ 29-02-19 Action upon the undertaking to keep peace
§ 29-02-20 What alleged in action
§ 29-02-21 Limitation
§ 29-02-22 Costs to be taxed
§ 29-02-23 Police to attend public meetings – Direction
§ 29-02-24 When officers may disperse assembly

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 29-02 - Prevention of Public Offenses

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • magistrate: is a n officer authorized by law to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a crime or public offense. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33