N.D. Cent. Code § 1-02-34
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1-02-34. Pendency and transfer of actions and proceedings
Official statutory text
1-02-34. Pendency and transfer of actions and proceedings
If at the time this code takes effect any action or proceeding properly commenced prior
thereto is pending before any court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer, and such
court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer is without jurisdiction of such action or
proceeding under the provisions of this code, such action or proceeding nevertheless must be
transferred, together with all the papers relating thereto, to the court, tribunal, board,
commission, or public officer having jurisdiction thereof, with the same force and effect as if
originally commenced before such court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer.
If at the time this code takes effect any action or proceeding properly commenced prior
thereto is pending before any court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer, and such
court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer is without jurisdiction of such action or
proceeding under the provisions of this code, such action or proceeding nevertheless must be
transferred, together with all the papers relating thereto, to the court, tribunal, board,
commission, or public officer having jurisdiction thereof, with the same force and effect as if
originally commenced before such court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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