Title 43 — Civil Remedies and Procedure
20 chapters · 205 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 43.0301 Presence of judges and assessors required for exercise of jurisdiction
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Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Land and Titles Division shall not exercise any jurisdiction conferred upon it unless there is present the presiding judge, 2 associate judges and 2 assessors. Where, by reason of the absence of the minimum number of persons r…
A.S.C.A. § 43.0302 Certificate of irreconcilable dispute
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(a) Before any action relating to controversies over communal land or matai titles may be commenced in the Land and Titles Division, each party shall file with his complaint a certificate signed and attested by the Secretary of Samoan Affairs or his deputy, in which the Secretary…
A.S.C.A. § 43.0303 Orders prior to proceedings-Effect-Modification
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(a) If the Chief Justice or Associate Justice is satisfied that a dispute which is within the jurisdiction of the Land and Titles Division has arisen between Samoans and is likely to be the subject matter of proceedings under this chapter, he may, at any time before the commencem…
A.S.C.A. § 43.0304 Interlocutory orders
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In any proceeding, a justice may, pending final determination of the matter by the Land and Titles Division, make such interim orders as he thinks appropriate. The associate judges sitting in matai title disputes shall refer all requests for ex parte or interim orders to the Chie…
A.S.C.A. § 43.0305 Status of orders
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Any order made under 43.0303 or 43.0304 shall be deemed to be an order of the Land and Titles Division and shall be enforceable accordingly. History: 1969, PL 11-54.