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N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-36.5 Disposition of property if no answer filed
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If at the end of twenty days after the summons and complaint have been served there is no answer filed with the court against the complaint for forfeiture, the court shall order the forfeiture and disposition of the property as prayed for in the complaint.
N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-36.6 Hearing on contested forfeiture - Order releasing or forfeiting property
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1. If an answer is filed within the time limits in this chapter, the forfeiture proceedings must be set for hearing before the court. At the hearing, the state shall establish a valid seizure of the property to be forfeited, and the property meets the requirements of subsection 2…
N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-36.7 Legal interest in property
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1. A person alleging a bona fide legal interest in property to be forfeited must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that such legal interest existed at the time of seizure or taking of custody of the property. In the case of a claimed bona fide security interest in the …
N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-36.8 Reporting
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1. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" means a nonfederal public agency authorized by law or by a government agency or branch to enforce the law and to conduct or engage in investigations or prosecutions for violations of law, including the authority to conduct or e…