{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-28-36-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 28-36-02","heading":"Burden of proof - Entry of order restricting vexatious litigation","body":"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.\n2.A prefiling order must:\na.Impose all costs of the vexatious litigation against the filing party; and\nb.Award the opposing party reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with responding to the vexatious litigant, including the cost of seeking the prefiling order.","path":["Title 28 Judicial Procedure, Civil","Chapter 28-36 Vexatious Litigation"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c36.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"7da35dce6aeba56b4de2ff4db41ab08bf8168c435be2a0b9e848431bb96ae344","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-28-36-01","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-28-36-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}