27-01 General Provisions - North Dakota Statutes

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TITLE 27JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENTCHAPTER 27-01GENERAL PROVISIONS27-01-01. Courts composing judicial system of state - Those constituting courts ofrecord. The following are the courts of justice of this state:1.The supreme court;2.The district courts; and3.Such other courts as are or may be created by law for cities.Of these the supreme court and the district courts are courts of record.27-01-01.1. Budgeting and financing of the supreme court and district courts. Thestate court administrator shall submit a comprehensive budget for the supreme court and the
district courts to the legislative assembly. An informational copy of the budget must be delivered
to the director of the budget pursuant to section 54-44.1-13. The budget for the district courts
must include all salary and expenses for the district courts, including the juvenile courts, and their
employees. Each county shall provide the district court in that county with adequate chamber,
court, and law library quarters, and lights and fuel and appropriate facilities for clerk of court
services that are state-funded pursuant to section 27-05.2-02. Any equipment, furnishings, and
law libraries in the control and custody of the district court on January 1, 1980, and any such
property acquired from that date until July 1, 1981, must continue to be in the district court's
custody and control until the state court administrator determines such items are no longer
needed by the court.27-01-02. Sittings of courts public - When public may be excluded. The sittings ofevery court of this state must be public, and every citizen may freely attend the same, except that
on the trial of cases of a scandalous or obscene nature the presiding judge or justice may
exclude therefrom all persons not necessarily present as parties or witnesses.27-01-03. Courts not open on Sundays and holidays - Jurisdiction of magistrateson such days. Superseded by N.D.R.Crim.P., Rule 56.27-01-04.Authority of judges of the district and county courts in bankruptcyproceedings. Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 326,