How judicial record of foreign country proved
N.D. Cent. Code § 31-09-04
in effect31-09-04. How judicial record of foreign country proved
A judicial record of a foreign country may be proved by the attestation of the clerk with the
seal of the court annexed, if there is a clerk and seal, or of the legal keeper of the record, with
the seal of office annexed, if there is a seal, together with the certificate of the chief judge or
presiding magistrate that the person making the attestation is the clerk of the court, or the legal
keeper of the record, and in either case, that the signature of such person is genuine and that
the attestation is in due form. The signature of the chief judge or presiding magistrate must be
authenticated by the certificate of the minister, ambassador, or a consul, vice consul, or consular
agent of the United States in such foreign country.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t31c09.pdf#nameddest=31-09-04Fetched: 10/16/2026
