Title 7 — Civil Procedure
21 chapters · 163 sections in this title.
7 CMC § 1101 Application of Chapter
1.0K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: JURISDICTION AND PROCESS § 1101. Application of Chapter. This chapter applies to service of process in all actions and proceedings properly before or in a court of jurisdiction within the Commonwealth including the Commonwealth Trial Court, a …
7 CMC § 1102 Acts Submitting to Jurisdiction
2.6K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: JURISDICTION AND PROCESS § 1102. Acts Submitting to Jurisdiction. (a) Any person, whether or not a citizen or resident of the Commonwealth, who in person or through an agent does any of the acts enumerated in this section, thereby submits such…
7 CMC § 1103 Service in Cases of Operations of Motor Vehicles
1.6K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: JURISDICTION AND PROCESS § 1103. Service in Cases of Operations of Motor Vehicles. (a) The use and operation by any person, whether a resident or nonresident of the Commonwealth, of any motor vehicle within the Commonwealth is deemed equivalen…
7 CMC § 1104 Manner of Service
1.9K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: JURISDICTION AND PROCESS § 1104. Manner of Service. (a) When service of process is provided by 7 CMC §§ 1102 and 1103, service shall be made by leaving a certified copy with the Attorney General, who shall keep a record of each such process an…
7 CMC § 2101 Liability in Action for Wrongful Death; Proceedings
1.4K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS § 2101. Liability in Action for Wrongful Death; Proceedings. (a) When the death of a person is caused by wrongful act, neglect or default such as would have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and r…
7 CMC § 2102 Action to be Brought in Name of Personal Representative; Beneficiaries of Action
0.4K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS § 2102. Action to be Brought in Name of Personal Representative; Beneficiaries of Action. Every action for wrongful death must be brought in the name of the personal representative of the deceased, but shall be …
7 CMC § 2103 Damages; Settlement by Personal Representative
1.4K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS § 2103. Damages; Settlement by Personal Representative. (a) Except as provided for in 7 CMC § 2202(a), the court may award damages as it may think proportioned to the pecuniary injury resulting from the death, t…
7 CMC § 3101 Right to Trial by Jury
7.4K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3101. Right to Trial by Jury. (a) Criminal Actions. Any person accused by information of committing a criminal offense punishable by five years imprisonment or more, or by a fine of $2,000 or more, or both, shall be entitled to a trial…
7 CMC § 3102 Challenges in Civil Actions
0.6K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3102. Challenges in Civil Actions. In civil cases tried before a jury, each party shall be entitled to two peremptory challenges. Several defendants or several plaintiffs shall be considered as a single party for the purposes of making…
7 CMC § 3103 Qualifications of Jurors
0.8K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3103. Qualifications of Jurors. Any citizen of the Trust Territory or of the United States who has attained the age of 18 years and who has resided within the Commonwealth for a period of one year immediately prior to jury service is c…
7 CMC § 3104 Exemptions from Jury Service
0.5K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3104. Exemptions from Jury Service. The following persons are exempt from jury service: (a) Members in actual service in the armed forces of the United States; (b) Members of the Department of Public Safety who are actively engaged in …
7 CMC § 3105 Exclusion or Excuse from Service
0.7K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3105. Exclusion or Excuse from Service. (a) A judge may, for good reason, excuse or exclude from jury service any person called as a juror. (b) Any class or group of persons may, for the public interest, be excluded from the jury panel…
7 CMC § 3106 Manner of Drawing Jurors
0.8K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3106. Manner of Drawing Jurors. (a) The names of jurors for an array shall be publicly drawn from a box containing the names of not less than 100 qualified persons at the time of each drawing. The jury box shall from time to time be re…
7 CMC § 3107 Apportionment of Jurors throughout the Commonwealth
1.0K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3107. Apportionment of Jurors Throughout Commonwealth. (a) Jurors shall from time to time be selected from such parts of the Commonwealth as the court directs so as to be most favorable to an impartial trial and not incur unnecessary e…
7 CMC § 3108 Jurors Summoned from Bystanders
0.7K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3108. Jurors Summoned from Bystanders Whenever sufficient jurors are not available, the court may require the Department of Public Safety or the Marshals Service Division to summon a sufficient number of prospective jurors from the bys…
7 CMC § 3109 Summoning Jurors
1.3K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3109. Summoning Jurors. (a) When the court orders an array of jurors to be drawn, the clerk of court or an assistant clerk of court shall issue summonses for the number of jurors determined by the court to be required, and deliver the …
7 CMC § 3110 Disqualification of Director of Public Safety
0.7K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3110. Disqualification of Director of Public Safety. Whenever in the opinion of the court the Director of Public Safety is disqualified to summon jurors, the court may appoint some other disinterested person who shall take an oath to p…
7 CMC § 3111 Challenge for Frequency of Service
0.3K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3111. Challenge for Frequency of Service. A juror may be challenged on the ground that the juror has been summoned and served as a juror in another array within one year of the challenge. Source: 5 TTC § 511.
7 CMC § 3112 Jury Fees
0.7K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: TRIAL § 3112. Jury Fees. Jurors shall receive fees as set forth in the rules on judicial fees adopted pursuant to 1 CMC § 3402 by the Commonwealth judiciary. Source: PL 3-19, § 1 (§ 4) (repealing former 5 TTC § 512). Commission Comment: The cr…
7 CMC § 4101 Money Judgments
2.1K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 4: JUDGMENTS; ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS § 4101 § 4101. Money Judgments. Every judgment for the payment of money shall bear interest at the rate of three percent a year from the date it is entered. The process to enforce a judgment for the payment …
7 CMC § 4102 Judgments Affecting Land
1.0K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 4: JUDGMENTS; ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS § 4102. Judgments Affecting Land. A judgment adjudicating an interest in land shall, after the time for appeal therefrom has expired without notice of appeal being filed or after any appeal duly taken has be…
7 CMC § 4103 Other Judgments
0.9K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 4: JUDGMENTS; ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS § 4103. Other Judgments. Judgment for any form of relief other than the payment of money or the adjudication of an interest in land, after the time for appeal therefrom has expired without notice of appeal b…
7 CMC § 4104 Other Methods of Enforcement
0.5K chars
TITLE 7: CIVIL PROCEDURE DIVISION 4: JUDGMENTS; ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS § 4104. Other Methods of Enforcement. Enforcement of a judgment may also be affected, if the court deems justice requires and so orders by appointment of a receiver, or receivers, by taking possession of pro…