{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-13-08","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 27-13-08","heading":"Misconduct of attorney - Penalty - Treble civil damages forfeited","body":"Every attorney who:\n1.Is guilty of any deceit or collusion or consents to any deceit or collusion with intent to deceive the court or any party;\n2.Willfully delays the attorney's client's suit with a view to the attorney's own gain; or\n3.Willfully receives any money or other property for or on account of any money or debt which the attorney has not laid out or become answerable for, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and in addition forfeits to the party injured treble damages to be recovered in a civil action.","path":["Title 27 Judicial Branch Of Government","Chapter 27-13 Conduct Of Attorneys"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c13.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"83ca0dd4e929cbc9b6e8cb86767db5297c6c4e6bc0e89071f034c1e13d6f65a7","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-13-07","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-27-13-09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}