North Dakota Legal Overview: Grand Forks The Grand Forks metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Grand Forks County in North Dakota and Polk County in Minnesota. Grand Forks County is served by the Northeast Central Judicial District, which also serves Nelson County. The district court located in the county seat of Grand Forks is the county’s main trial court. The city of Grand Forks additionally has a municipal court with limited jurisdiction over city ordinance violations. The main North Dakota cities, towns and CDPs in the Grand Forks metro area are listed below.
Top North Dakota cities for Legal Issues: Grand Forks
1. As the main trial court, the Grand Forks County District Court has general jurisdiction over all cases filed in the county. It handles everything from felonies to misdemeanors and civil disputes to family law and juvenile cases. The city of Grand Forks Municipal Court has limited jurisdiction over ordinance violations that occur within city limits, including non-criminal traffic violations, Class-B misdemeanors, and other non-criminal infractions. Appeals against all trial court verdicts must be filed with the North Dakota Supreme Court in Bismarck.
Trending Legal Topics: The North Dakota Supreme Court may hear an appeal itself or assign it to a Court of Appeals panel. Appeals against the intermediate appellate panel’s verdict can once again be filed for a direct hearing with the state Supreme Court. A federal case in Grand Forks County will have to be filed with the Grand Forks Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Bankruptcy filings must be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota, located in Fargo.
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