JUDICIAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL
CHAPTER 257
S. B. No. 76
(Erickstad)
FORFEITURE OF BAIL BY FELON
AN ACT
To provide that any person charged with or convicted of a felony who willfully forfeits his bail shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1. Jumping Bail a Misdemeanor.) Any person charged with or convicted of a felony who has been admitted to bail in connection with such felony, and who willfully fails to appear as ordered by the court and thereby incurs a forfeiture of his bail, and who doe§ not appear or surrender himself within thirty days thereafter, is guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable by imprisonment in a comity jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Approved March 4, 1959.
CHAPTER 258
S. B. No. 159
(Erickstad)
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
AN ACT
To create and enact section 29-2406 to the North Dakota Revised Code of 1943 relating to time within which motion f or new trial may be made.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1.) Section 29-2406 to the North Dakota Revised Code of 1943 is hereby created and enacted to read as follows:
29-2406. Motion for New Trial; Time Within Which Made.) The motion for a new trial, except in case of a sentence for