N.D. Cent. Code § 28-36-02: Burden of proof - Entry of order restricting vexatious litigation

1.If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence an individual is a vexatious litigant, the court shall enter a prefiling order restricting the vexatious litigant from filing new litigation or filing documents within existing litigation without prior approval of the court.

2.A prefiling order must:

a.Impose all costs of the vexatious litigation against the filing party; and

b.Award the opposing party reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with responding to the vexatious litigant, including the cost of seeking the prefiling order.