North Dakota Code > Chapter 57-30 – Action by County to Quiet Title


§ 57-30-01	Counties may maintain actions to determine adverse claims
§ 57-30-02	Joinder of claims for relief
§ 57-30-03	Joinder of parties defendant
§ 57-30-04	Actions – How tried – Judgments – When taken
§ 57-30-05	Procedure applicable

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. 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
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.