Persons restrained may prosecute the writ
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-22-01
in effect32-22-01. Persons restrained may prosecute the writ
Every person imprisoned or restrained of the person's liberty under any pretense whatever
may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment or
restraint and thereby, except in the cases specified in section 32-22-02, obtain relief from such
imprisonment or restraint if it is unlawful.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c22.pdf#nameddest=32-22-01Fetched: 10/16/2026
