{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-01-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 27-01-02","heading":"Sittings of courts public - When public may be excluded","body":"The sittings of every court of this state must be public, and every citizen may freely attend the same, except that on the trial of cases of a scandalous or obscene nature the presiding judge or justice may exclude therefrom all persons not necessarily present as parties or witnesses.","path":["Title 27 Judicial Branch Of Government","Chapter 27-01 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c01.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4a7ec7ec09bbb6993798f5b487d96c01f543829b5a9ae9554d026d64cb475c75","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-01-01.1","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-01-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}