Municipal judge may enforce orders and judgments and punish for contempt
N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18.1-21
in effect40-18.1-21. Municipal judge may enforce orders and judgments and punish for
contempt.
A municipal judge may enforce compliance with the court's orders and judgments. The
judge may fine or imprison for contempt committed in the judge's presence while holding court,
as well as for contempt of process issued, and of orders and judgments made by the judge. If
an act or omission constituting a contempt in a municipal court is not committed in the presence
of the municipal judge, an affidavit alleging the facts may be filed and a warrant of arrest may be
issued on which the individual accused may be arrested and brought before the municipal judge
immediately. The individual must be given a reasonable opportunity to employ counsel and
defend against the alleged contempt. After hearing the allegations and proof, the municipal
judge may discharge the individual or adjudge the individual guilty and may punish by fine,
imprisonment, or both. The fine in any case may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars
and the imprisonment may not exceed thirty days.
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