Rule 10.3 – Electronic Court Seals
Rule 10.3 is a new rule allowing electronic seals on court documents .
NORTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Rule 20 – Magistrates
Section 5 was amended to allow magistrates to determine eligibility for indigent defense counsel .
Rule 21 – Electronic and Photographic Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
Section 4 ( d ) was amended to delete language relating to proceedings held in a judge ’ s chambers .
Rule 36 – Judicial Branch Education
Rule 36 was amended to reduce the number of continuing judicial education hours required over a three-year period from 45 to 36 , to require annual cybersecurity awareness training , and to allow carry-over education credits .
Rule 39 – Recording District Court Trials and Proceedings ; Rule 40 – Access to Recordings in District Court
Section 1 of each rule was amended to delete the reference to N . D . C . C . § 27-02-05.2 , which was repealed .
Rule 41 – Access to Court Records
The amendments to Rule 41 are consistent with the amendments to N . D . R . Ct . 3.4 , and include listing the circumstances in which the full name of a minor who is a party must be used .
Rule 58 – Vexatious Litigation
Rule 58 was rewritten to make the rule easier to understand and to address issues experienced by clerks of court relating to vexatious litigant filings .
NORTH DAKOTA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE
Rule 10.2 – Admissions Rule 10.2 is a new rule relating to admissions in juvenile matters . The rule is similar to N . D . R . Crim . P . 11 , dealing with pleas .
NORTH DAKOTA RULES FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Rule 3 – Mandatory Continuing Legal Education , Report of Compliance
Rule 3 was amended to reduce the number of CLE hours required over a three-year period from 45 to 36 , and to increase the fee for filing a report of compliance from $ 25 to $ 50 .
NORTH DAKOTA ADMISSION TO PRACTICE RULES
Rule 7 – Admission by Motion
Rule 7 was amended to require verification of 12 CLE hours when applying for admission by motion .
The rules are available on the North Dakota Supreme Court website , www . ndcourts . gov .
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