North Dakota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota Senate Bill SB2310 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2025

                    25.1262.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Barta, Klein, Patten
Representatives Vollmer, Warrey
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 32-09.1-05, 32-09.1-10, and 32-09.1-16 of the 
North Dakota Century Code, relating to garnishments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 32-09.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is 
amended and reenacted as follows:
32-09.1-05. Service on office of management and budget - Fees.
Service upon the state of North Dakota, or any state institution, department, or agency, as 
garnishee, may be made upon the director of the office of management and budget, or the 
director's authorized designee, in the manner provided by law for service in garnishment 
proceedings, including the fee to be tendered and paid the office of management and budget for 
making and filing an affidavit of disclosure in the amount of twenty-five dollarsforty dollars. The 
fee must be deposited in the state treasury. The director of the office of management and 
budget may provide for an optional electronic method of service for which disclosure fees are 
not required.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 32-09.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is 
amended and reenacted as follows:
32-09.1-10. Disclosure fees.
In all garnishment proceedings, the plaintiff, when the garnishee summons is served upon 
the garnishee, shall tender to the garnishee the sum of twenty-five dollarsforty dollars as the fee 
for making an affidavit of disclosure.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 32-09.1-16 of the North Dakota Century Code is 
amended and reenacted as follows:
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32-09.1-16. Minimum judgment.
NoA judgment may not be rendered against a garnishee if the judgment against the 
defendant is less than twenty-five dollarsforty dollars, exclusive of costs, rather, the garnishee 
shall be discharged.
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