North Dakota procedural guides
Last verified August 17, 2026
Plain-English guides to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.
- Responding to a North Dakota complaint: 21 days, and the plaintiff must produce the paperNorth Dakota Rule 12(a) gives 21 days after service of the summons and complaint to serve an answer — and a default judgment on a written instrument requires the plaintiff to produce it.
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