N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-31-23
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4.1-31-23. Types of proceedings - Award of costs
Official statutory text
4.1-31-23. Types of proceedings - Award of costs
If a decree of condemnation is entered against an article or animal and it is released under
bond or destroyed, a court may award costs, fees, storage, and other reasonable expenses
against any person intervening as a claimant of the article or animal. Either party to a
proceeding may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in the case, and all proceedings
must be in the name of the state. Nothing in this section changes the authority for condemnation
or seizure otherwise conferred by law.
If a decree of condemnation is entered against an article or animal and it is released under
bond or destroyed, a court may award costs, fees, storage, and other reasonable expenses
against any person intervening as a claimant of the article or animal. Either party to a
proceeding may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in the case, and all proceedings
must be in the name of the state. Nothing in this section changes the authority for condemnation
or seizure otherwise conferred by law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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