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North Dakota Statutes, Title 31

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Title 31, Judicial Proof

16 chapters · 102 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 31102 Ch 31-01, Witnesses, Their Qualifications, Rig…16 Ch 31-03, Means of Compelling Attendance of Wi…15 Ch 31-04, General Provisions14 Ch 31-09, Public Documents, Records, and Writings10 Ch 31-13, Dna Analysis10 Ch 31-08, Private Records and Writings9 Ch 31-11, Presumptions, Maxims, and Estoppels9 Ch 31-14, Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act6 Ch 31-15, Uniform Unsworn Domestic Declaration…6 Ch 31-08.1, Uniform Preservation of Private Busi…4 Ch 31-10, Judicial Notice3

14 sections·Filtered byTitle 31✕Ch 31-04✕

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-01 Methods of taking testimony of witnesses
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Testimony of witnesses may be taken by: 1. Affidavit. 2. Deposition. 3. Oral examination.
N.D.C.C. § 31-04-02 Affidavit defined
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An affidavit is a written declaration under oath made without notice to the adverse party.
N.D.C.C. § 31-04-03 Deposition defined
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A deposition is a written declaration under oath made upon notice to the adverse party for the purpose of enabling the adverse party to attend and cross-examine, or upon written interrogatories.
N.D.C.C. § 31-04-04 Oral examination defined
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An oral examination is an examination in the presence of the jury or tribunal which is to decide the fact or act upon it, the testimony being heard by the jury or tribunal from the lips of the witness.

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-04.1 Videotaped statement of child sexual offense victim - Criteria for admission as evidence

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1. In any prosecution for a violation of section 12.1-20-03, 12.1-20-03.1, 12.1-20-04, 12.1-20-05, 12.1-20-06, 12.1-20-07, or 12.1-20-11 in which the victim is less than fifteen years of age, the oral statement of the child victim may be recorded before trial and, subject to subs…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-04.2 Use of audiovisual equipment for the testimony of minors or disabled adult witnesses

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1. At the time of trial, if the witness is a minor or is a disabled adult as defined in section 12.1-31-07, the court may order the witness's testimony be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be televised by audiovisual equipment in the courtroom if: a. The testimony is t…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-05 Use of affidavits

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An affidavit may be used: 1. To verify a pleading. 2. To prove the service of a summons, notice, or other process in an action. 3. To obtain a provisional remedy. 4. To obtain an examination of a witness. 5. To obtain a stay of proceedings. 6. Upon a motion. 7. In any other case …

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-06 How proof of publication made

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Proof of the publication of a document or notice required by law or by court order to be published in a newspaper may be made by the affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper, or the publisher's designee, annexed to a copy of the document or notice, specifying the paper in whic…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-07 Where and how affidavits may be made

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An affidavit may be made in or out of this state before any person authorized to administer an oath.

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-08 Procedure for securing affidavit of person refusing to make the same

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When any party intends to make or oppose a motion in any court and it shall be necessary for the party to have the affidavit of any person who shall have refused to make the same, such court, by order, may appoint a referee to take the affidavit or deposition of such person. Such…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-09 No title required to affidavits

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It shall not be necessary to entitle an affidavit in the action, but an affidavit made without a title or with a defective title shall be as valid and effectual for every purpose as if it were duly entitled, if it intelligibly refers to the action or proceeding in which it is mad…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-10 Form and contents of certificate for certifying copies to be used as evidence

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Whenever a copy of a writing is certified for the purpose of evidence, the certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. The certificate must be under the official seal of the certifying of…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-11 Mediation - Inadmissibility of evidence - Exception

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When persons agree to conduct and participate in a mediation for the purpose of compromising, settling, or resolving a dispute, evidence of anything said or of any admission made in the course of the mediation is inadmissible as evidence and disclosure may not be compelled in any…

N.D.C.C. § 31-04-12 Expressions of empathy

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1. A statement, affirmation, gesture, or conduct of a health care provider, or health care provider's employee or agent, which expresses apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, or benevolence to a patient or to a patient's relative or representative is not admis…