AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 12.1-32-08 and sections 27-03-05, 27-05.2-03, and 29-26-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to court fees.
SB 2057 amends specific sections of North Dakota's court fee codes (sections 12.1-32-08, 27-03-05, 27-05.2-03, and 29-26-22) but lacks specific details in the provided abstract about the exact fee changes or affected parties. The bill, which was signed into law by the Governor on April 7, 2025, relates broadly to court fee structures but does not specify which fees were adjusted, who would be directly impacted (e.g., plaintiffs, defendants, or court staff), or the nature of the amendments. Without concrete details on the policy changes in the context, a substantive summary of its mechanisms or effects cannot be provided. This bill is procedural in nature, focused solely on revising court fee statutes, and no further specifics are available from the given information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 8, 2025
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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MODERATE
This bill updates court fee structures in North Dakota to increase revenue for victim services, civil legal aid, and state court operations. It raises fees for filing civil cases in district court and adjusts how funds from these fees are allocated to different programs.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of fee assessments to include additional civil case filings and modifies allocation requirements for existing fees to direct more funding to civil legal services and other state funds.
FISCAL
Increased the filing fee for civil cases in district court from $81 to $160, with higher allocations to civil legal services and state general funds.
Added new fee categories for small claims actions, motions to modify support orders, and document preparation at $20 each.
Raised the fee for filing petitions for dissolution of marriage from $160 to $200, with increased allocations to civil legal services and displaced homemaker accounts.
Increased the fee for filing records in the supreme court from $125 to $250.
Adjusted the restitution collection fee from $20 to $25 or 25% of restitution amount, whichever is greater, with a $1,000 cap.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirement that clerks cannot charge fees from the state, political subdivisions, or their agencies.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
44–3
Passed
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican42
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/07
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 3
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 64 nays 24
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 21 0 2
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Appropriations
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 4
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 03:00
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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