N.D. Cent. Code § 12-45-03
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12-45-03. Who may be required to testify - Procedure
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12-45-03. Who may be required to testify - Procedure
The officer holding the inquest provided for in section 12-45-01 may require any inmate of
the penitentiary or North Dakota youth correctional center to testify at the inquest. The warden
or superintendent shall produce before such inquest any inmate of the penitentiary or North
Dakota youth correctional center upon the written request of the officer holding the inquest. Any
such inmate shall be accompanied by such officer as the warden or superintendent may
designate and as may be necessary to prevent the inmate's escape, and when no longer
required before the inquest, the inmate must be returned immediately to the institution of which
the person is an inmate. The testimony of each witness taken at the inquest shall be reduced to
writing under the order of the officer holding the inquest and subscribed by the witness. The
proceedings of the jury shall be as provided in other cases of inquest held by the coroner.
The officer holding the inquest provided for in section 12-45-01 may require any inmate of
the penitentiary or North Dakota youth correctional center to testify at the inquest. The warden
or superintendent shall produce before such inquest any inmate of the penitentiary or North
Dakota youth correctional center upon the written request of the officer holding the inquest. Any
such inmate shall be accompanied by such officer as the warden or superintendent may
designate and as may be necessary to prevent the inmate's escape, and when no longer
required before the inquest, the inmate must be returned immediately to the institution of which
the person is an inmate. The testimony of each witness taken at the inquest shall be reduced to
writing under the order of the officer holding the inquest and subscribed by the witness. The
proceedings of the jury shall be as provided in other cases of inquest held by the coroner.
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