TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 9228. Immediate Possession Procedure: Possession After Proceedings Commenced. If the government determines that it requires immediate possession of the property after eminent domain proceedings have been commenced, but before the rights of the parties and the amount of compensation are determined, a declaration of taking shall be filed in the court and a sum of money which is considered to be the fair value of the land shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts. A summons shall be issued and served in the same manner as the summons in 1 CMC § 9223, which shall refer to the original summons already served on the defendants, and shall otherwise conform to the requirements set out in 1 CMC § 9227. Source: 10 TTC § 58.