1. For a case filed on or after July 1, 2026, an appeal may be taken to the district court from a judgment of conviction or order deferring imposition of sentence in a municipal court in accordance with the North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure. 2. An appeal from a municipal court of record must originate from the file, record, recording, transcript, or evidence from the municipal court. 3. The district court may affirm, reverse, or amend any appeal order or judgment and may direct the proper order or judgment be entered or direct a new trial or further proceeding be had in the court from which the appeal was taken.
40-18.1-21. Municipal judge may enforce orders and judgments and punish for contempt. A municipal judge may enforce compliance with the court's orders and judgments. The judge may fine or imprison for contempt committed in the judge's presence while holding court, as well as for contempt of process issued, and of orders and judgments made by the judge. If an act or omission constituting a contempt in a municipal court is not committed in the presence
of the municipal judge, an affidavit alleging the facts may be filed and a warrant of arrest may be issued on which the individual accused may be arrested and brought before the municipal judge immediately. The individual must be given a reasonable opportunity to employ counsel and defend against the alleged contempt. After hearing the allegations and proof, the municipal judge may discharge the individual or adjudge the individual guilty and may punish by fine, imprisonment, or both. The fine in any case may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars and the imprisonment may not exceed thirty days.