N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18.1-08
40-18.1-08. Clerk of municipal court
40-18.1-08. Clerk of municipal court
1. The governing body of a city with a municipal court may provide for the office of clerk
of the municipal court, which may include deputy clerks of municipal court. The
governing body of the city shall appoint the clerk and deputy clerk, with the consent of
the municipal judge. The governing body shall fix the salary of the municipal clerk and
deputy clerk.
2. The clerk and deputy clerk of the municipal court shall issue all process of the court,
administer oaths, file and preserve all papers, docket cases, set trials, and perform
other acts necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the court. The clerk
shall receive, account for, and pay on a monthly basis to the city general fund all fines
and forfeited bonds paid into the court.