An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of eviction records., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 2238 (Senators Braunberger, Barta, Cory) (Representatives Foss, Schneider)
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sealing of eviction records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
enacted as follows: Sealing of records - Nonpayment of rent - Damage to property - Victim of domestic violence. 1. A person subject to a court order for eviction for nonpayment of rent or damage to the leased premises, who has resolved all nonpayment of rent and damage claims, may move to have all court records relating to the eviction proceedings sealed seven years after the order for eviction has been satisfied, provided the person has not been evicted from another property during the seven years following the eviction. 2. An individual who was subjected to domestic violence as defined under section 14-07.1-01 at the time of the victim's tenancy and was evicted from that tenancy because of a domestic violence incident may move to have all court records relating to the eviction proceedings sealed upon the conviction of the assailant for domestic violence or the issuance of a disorderly conduct restraining order, sexual assault restraining order, or domestic violence protection order against the assailant.

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____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2238.

Senate Vote: House Vote:

Yeas 35 Yeas 88

Nays 12 Nays 5

Absent 0 Absent 1

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State