The North Dakota Judicial System provides for jury bailiff services in the district courts. Under N.D. Const. art. VI, § 3, the supreme court adopts this rule relating to bailiffs.
It is the policy of the North Dakota judicial system to provide for uniform qualifications, employment, authority, compensation, training, and conduct of jury bailiffs among the district courts of the North Dakota judicial system.
Minimum qualifications for bailiffs include:
Jury bailiffs will:
Jury bailiffs may not provide law enforcement services to the court.
The state court administrator must develop a manual to assist local courts in training and providing instructions to jury bailiffs. The presiding judge of the judicial district must provide for appropriate periodic training programs for all jury bailiffs of all courts of the judicial district.
Dated this 16th day of November, 1994, as amended, effective January 1, 1995.
Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice
Herbert L. Meschke, Justice
Beryl J. Levine, Justice
William A. Neumann, Justice
Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice
ATTEST:
Penny Miller, Clerk
North Dakota Supreme Court
N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. & Ord. 29
Court Services Administration Committee Meeting Minutes of September 23, 1988, and November 4, 1988; N.D.C.C. §§ 27-07.1-16 and 27-05-02.1 amended effective January 1, 1995; amended effective 8/11/2021.