North Dakota Century Code

Chapter 31-01

Witnesses, Their Qualifications, Rights, and Duties

Section Section Name
31-01-01 Persons competent to testify as witnesses generally ‑ Exception
31-01-02 Competency of husband or wife as witness ‑ Communications made during marriage ‑ Exceptions
31-01-03 Competency of party or officers of corporate party as to transactions or conversations with decedent ‑ Exceptions
31-01-04 When husband or wife may testify to transactions and conversations had with deceased spouse
31-01-05 When transactions or conversations with decedent may be testified to by party to action
31-01-06 Public officers cannot testify regarding confidential communications
31-01-06.1 Counselors shall be immune from disclosing information given by pupils
31-01-06.2 Disclosure of news sources and information required only on court order
31-01-06.3 Addiction counselor ‑ Client privilege ‑ Definitions
31-01-06.4 General rule of privilege
31-01-06.5 Who may claim the privilege
31-01-06.6 Exceptions to the privilege
31-01-07 Act constituting consent to disclosure of confidential communications
31-01-08 When conviction of perjury or subornation thereof disqualifies witness ‑ Effect on innocent rights if received
31-01-09 Privilege against self‑incrimination ‑ Grant of immunity
31-01-10 Presiding judge or any juror may be called as a witness
31-01-11 Interpreter for witness ‑ When required ‑ How subpoenaed ‑ Oath or affirmation
31-01-12 Fees for interpreters
31-01-13 Places where persons may be compelled to attend as witnesses in civil matters
31-01-14 Places where persons may be compelled to attend as witnesses in criminal matters
31-01-15 Witness exempt from suit out of county
31-01-16 Compensation and mileage and travel expense of witness
31-01-16.1 Witness fees and expenses of municipal police officers
31-01-16.2 Compensation of municipal court witnesses
31-01-17 Duplicate witness fees not permissible
31-01-18 Expenses of witness paid by city or state upon court order in criminal or municipal court action
31-01-19 Witness for indigent defendants subpoenaed and paid by city, county, or state under court order in criminal or municipal court action
31-01-20 Advance payment of fees ‑ Return of service of subpoena to state demand and nonpayment
31-01-21 Fees may be demanded daily by witness
31-01-22 Oath of witness