Legislation/Policy/Procedure

Title: Administrative Rule on Tribal and State Court Affairs
Parties: North Dakota tribal courts, North Dakota courts
Date enacted/published: 1994, amended 2004

Description:

The administrative rule describes the purpose, membership and duties of the Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs, a standing committee of the North Dakota Supreme Court. The Committee was formed after the Tribal/State Court Forums in 1993. The Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs is a vehicle for expanding tribal and state court judges' knowledge of the respective judicial systems; for identifying and discussing issues regarding court practices, procedures, and administration which are of common concern to members of tribal and state judicial systems; and for cultivating mutual respect for and cooperation between tribal and state judicial systems.

For additional information contact:
Louis Hentzen or Lee Ann Barmhardt
North Dakota Supreme Court
Judicial Wing, First Floor
State Capitol
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0530
Phone 701-328-2221

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Title: Court Rule on Recognition of Tribal Court Judgments
Parties: North Dakota tribal courts, North Dakota courts
Date enacted/published: 1994

Description:

The Tribal/State Court Forum was an initiative of the North Dakota Supreme Court to enhance cooperation between tribal and state courts. The Forum held four meetings in 1993 which resulted in the proposal that became Rule 7.2, N.D.R.Ct, Recognition of Tribal Court Orders and Judgments. Under the Rule, the Indian tribes in this state are considered the equivalent of foreign nations for the purposes of recognizing the orders and judgments of the tribal courts in this state

For additional information contact:
Louis Hentzen or Lee Ann Barmhardt
North Dakota Supreme Court
Judicial Wing, First Floor
State Capitol
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0530
Phone 701-328-2221

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Title: Project Passport - Standardized 1st Page of Domestic Violence Protection Orders
Parties: Standing Rock Sioux

Description:

Project Passport encourages the adoption of a recognizable first page (with standardized, common elements and format), known as the Passport Model Template First Page, for domestic violence orders of protection across jurisdictions. This standardization facilitates broader recognition and enforcement of orders of protection across tribal and state jurisdictions. The Passport Model Template First Page presents commonly agreed-upon data elements in a standardized format. By making the essential data readily available and easily recognizable on an order of protection, courts can be more confident that a “foreign protection order” (i.e., a protection order issued in another jurisdiction outside of the enforcing jurisdiction) is authentic, valid, and enforceable, and that the presenting parties at the point of enforcement are properly identified. Major elements such as the identity of the respondent, relationship of the parties to the order, expiration date of the order, and weapon information all appear in an easily recognized format on the first page of the protection order.

For additional information contact:
Denise Dancy, Research Associate
National Center for State Courts
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Telephone: (757) 259-1593
ddancy@ncsc.org
www.ncsc.org

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