{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-44-10-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 44-10-05","heading":"Defendant must appear and answer accusation","body":"The defendant must appear at the time appointed in the notice and answer the accusation, unless for sufficient cause, the court assigns another day for that purpose. If the defendant does not appear, the court may proceed to hear and determine the accusation in the defendant's absence.","path":["Title 44 Offices And Officers","Chapter 44-10 Removal By Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c10.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"6ac70e5f83412b0c0cd5b14a5a653d02d114fe6b69e7e674883a9318c8e4a9c4","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-44-10-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-44-10-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}