N.D. Cent. Code § 11-11-10
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11-11-10. Power of board to preserve order - Fines - Collection
Official statutory text
11-11-10. Power of board to preserve order - Fines - Collection
The board of county commissioners has power to preserve order when sitting as a board
and may punish contempts by fines of not more than five dollars or by imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than twenty-four hours. The board may enforce obedience to its orders
by attachment or other compulsory process, and when fines are assessed by it, they may be
collected before any district judge having jurisdiction, and, within ten days after they are
collected, must be paid into the treasury of the county to be added to the state school fund.
The board of county commissioners has power to preserve order when sitting as a board
and may punish contempts by fines of not more than five dollars or by imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than twenty-four hours. The board may enforce obedience to its orders
by attachment or other compulsory process, and when fines are assessed by it, they may be
collected before any district judge having jurisdiction, and, within ten days after they are
collected, must be paid into the treasury of the county to be added to the state school fund.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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