# North Dakota SB 2057: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1-32-08 and sections 27-03-05, 27-05.2-03, and 29-26-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court fees.

North Dakota SB 2057, AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1-32-08 and sections 27-03-05, 27-05.2-03, and 29-26-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court fees., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-04-09 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: North Dakota SB 2057
- State: North Dakota
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1-32-08 and sections 27-03-05, 27-05.2-03, and 29-26-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court fees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
- Sponsor: Senate Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (151 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher collection fees for bad checks: cost, low. Defendants ordered to repay money for checks or drafts written without enough funds or an account also pay collection costs. The law raises the minimum cost from $10 to $20. The charge equals $20 or 25% of the repayment ordered, whichever is greater, capped at $1,000. State-employed court clerks se…
- Higher filing fees for court users: cost, low. District court filings for non-small-claims civil cases, divorce, annulment, or legal separation cost $160; answers cost $100. Motions to change spousal support, property division, child support, parental rights, residential responsibility, or parenting time also cost $160. Answers to those motions…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 | pass | 44 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 64 nays 24 | pass | 64 | 24 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4 | pass | 43 | 4 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-09: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Governor 04/07 (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-02: Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Concurred (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 64 nays 24 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 0 2 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Rereferred to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-07: Amendment adopted (House)
- 2025-03-07: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-01-21: Received from Senate (House)
- 2025-01-20: Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Committee Hearing 03:00 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-02001m.pdf)
- Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-01001m.pdf)
- Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-04000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-02000.pdf)
- FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-03000.pdf)
- INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-01000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-02001m.pdf)
- [Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-01001m.pdf)
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-04000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-02000.pdf)
- [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-03000.pdf)
- [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8031-01000.pdf)

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- [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501)
- [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501)
- [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501)
- [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2057-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).