{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-20-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-20-05","heading":"(2-517, 3-905) Penalty clause for contest","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["Title 30.1 Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 30.1-20 Special Provisions Relating To Distribution"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t30-1c20.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"3f1e989d2f6d302b6bdcaab08c475b064efe9906a2f59261198aa223b7b2e5eb","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-20-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-20-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}