54-03-22. When party or attorney is member of legislative assembly

54-03-22. When party or attorney is member of legislative assembly A member of the legislative assembly who is a witness or party to a civil action or has been the attorney of record for a party in a civil action for more than fifteen days is entitled to a continuance or an extension of time for any matter related to the civil action during the time the member of the legislative assembly is actually engaged in the performance of the member's duties at a session of the legislative assembly and attendance of the member of the legislative assembly is necessary in the action. Upon application for the continuance or extension, the proceeding must be continued and may not proceed within ten days after the adjournment of the legislative assembly over the objection of the party, witness, or attorney of record. Notice of motion, together with a copy of an affidavit stating that the party, witness, or the attorney of record is a member of the legislative assembly, must be served upon every other party to the action at least ten days before the date of the matter sought to be continued. It is sufficient cause for the continuance of any proceeding before any board, commission, or agency of the state or its political subdivisions that any witness, party to the proceeding, or a party's attorney is a member of the legislative assembly and the legislative assembly is in session. The witness, party, or the party's attorney shall give written notice of the fact of membership in the legislative assembly along with a request for continuance of the proceeding to the board, commission, or agency before which the member of the legislative assembly was to appear. Upon receipt of the notices, the board shall continue the proceeding to a date not less than ten days after adjournment of the legislative assembly and shall notify the other parties to the proceeding, and their attorneys, of the continuance.