Forfeitures - How recovered by city, corporation, or limited liability company
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-14-07
in effect32-14-07. Forfeitures - How recovered by city, corporation, or limited liability
company.
All forfeitures imposed by any bylaw, ordinance, or regulation of any city or of any
corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of this state, when special
provision is not otherwise made by law for their recovery nor punishment provided for the act or
omission for which they are imposed, may be sued for and recovered pursuant to this chapter. It
shall be sufficient to allege in the complaint that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the
amount of the forfeiture claimed, specifying the bylaw, ordinance, or regulation which imposes it.
And when such bylaw, ordinance, or regulation imposes a penalty or forfeiture for several
offenses or delinquencies, it shall specify the particular offense or delinquency for which the
action brought, with a demand for a judgment for the amount of such forfeiture. All money
collected on such judgment shall be paid to the city auditor or the treasurer of the corporation or
limited liability company.
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