N.D. Cent. Code § 29-02-09
29-02-09. Procedure when charge controverted
29-02-09. Procedure when charge controverted
If a person complained of is brought before a magistrate upon the charge that that person
threatened to commit an offense against another, the magistrate, if the charge is controverted,
shall take testimony in relation thereto. The evidence on demand of the defendant must be
reduced to writing and subscribed by the witnesses.