Title 12 - District courts — civil procedure
- 12.04 - Commencement of actions.
- 12.04.010 - Civil actions -- Commencement.
- 12.04.020 - Action to recover debt -- Summons -- Service.
- 12.04.030 - Action by complaint and notice.
- 12.04.040 - Service of complaint and notice.
- 12.04.050 - Process -- Who may serve.
- 12.04.060 - Process -- Service by constable or sheriff.
- 12.04.070 - Process -- Return -- Fees.
- 12.04.080 - Process -- Service by person appointed by justice -- Return -- Exceptions.
- 12.04.090 - Proof of service.
- 12.04.100 - Service by publication.
- 12.04.110 - Proof of service by publication.
- 12.04.120 - Written admission as proof of service.
- 12.04.130 - Jurisdiction, when acquired.
- 12.04.140 - Action by person under eighteen years.
- 12.04.150 - Action against defendant under eighteen years -- Guardian ad litem.
- 12.04.160 - Time for appearance.
- 12.04.170 - Security for nonresident costs.
- 12.04.180 - Cost bond in lieu of security.
- 12.04.190 - Penalty for failure to execute process or false return.
- 12.04.200 - Forms or equivalents prescribed.
- 12.04.201 - Form of subpoena.
- 12.04.203 - Form of execution -- Form of execution against principal and surety, after expiration of stay of execution.
- 12.04.204 - Form of order in replevin.
- 12.04.205 - Form of a writ of attachment.
- 12.04.206 - Form of undertaking in replevin.
- 12.04.207 - Form of undertaking in attachment -- Form of undertaking to discharge attachment.
- 12.04.208 - Form of undertaking to indemnify constable on claim of property by a third person.
- 12.08 - Pleadings.
- 12.08.010 - When pleadings take place.
- 12.08.020 - What constitute pleadings.
- 12.08.030 - Pleadings oral or written.
- 12.08.040 - Docketing or filing.
- 12.08.050 - Denial of knowledge or information -- Effect.
- 12.08.060 - Pleading account or instrument.
- 12.08.070 - Verification.
- 12.08.080 - Uncontroverted allegations -- Effect.
- 12.08.090 - Objections to pleadings -- Amendment.
- 12.08.100 - Variance between pleading and proof.
- 12.08.110 - Amendments -- Continuance.
- 12.08.120 - Setoff -- Pleading.
- 12.12 - Trial.
- 12.16 - Witnesses and depositions.
- 12.16.015 - District court may compel attendance of witness.
- 12.16.020 - Service of subpoena.
- 12.16.030 - Attachment for nonappearance.
- 12.16.040 - Service of attachment -- Fees.
- 12.16.050 - Damages for nonappearance.
- 12.16.060 - Party to action as adverse witness.
- 12.16.070 - Testimony of party may be rebutted.
- 12.16.080 - Procedure on party's refusal to testify.
- 12.16.090 - Examination of party in his or her own behalf.
- 12.20 - Judgments.
- 12.20.010 - Judgment of dismissal.
- 12.20.020 - Judgment by default.
- 12.20.030 - Judgment on merits.
- 12.20.040 - Tender -- Effect of, on judgment.
- 12.20.050 - Setoff -- Limitation of judgment.
- 12.20.060 - Judgment for costs -- Attorney's fee -- Costs in civil actions for the recovery of money only.
- 12.20.070 - Proceedings where title to land is involved.
- 12.28 - Replevin.
- 12.36 - Small claims appeals.
- 12.36.010 - Appeal in small claims action authorized.
- 12.36.020 - Appeal -- Procedure -- Notice filing -- Fee -- Bond or undertaking -- Service -- Costs of record preparation.
- 12.36.030 - Stay of proceedings -- Procedures -- Return of property upon stay -- Enforcement upon denial.
- 12.36.050 - Certification of record by district court -- Transmittal to superior court -- Powers of superior court upon transmittal.
- 12.36.055 - Trial of an appeal from small claims judgment.
- 12.36.080 - No dismissal for defective bond -- Notice.
- 12.36.090 - Judgment against appellant and sureties.
- 12.40 - Small claims.
- 12.40.010 - Department authorized -- Jurisdictional amount.
- 12.40.020 - Action -- Commencement -- Fee -- Surcharge.
- 12.40.025 - Transfer of action to small claims department.
- 12.40.027 - Removal to superior court -- Restrictions -- Simultaneous maintenance of claims -- Joinder of claims on appeal.
- 12.40.030 - Setting case for hearing -- Notice -- Time of trial.
- 12.40.040 - Service of notice of claim -- Fee.
- 12.40.045 - Recovery of fees as court costs.
- 12.40.050 - Requisites of claim.
- 12.40.060 - Requisites of notice.
- 12.40.070 - Verification of claim.
- 12.40.080 - Hearing.
- 12.40.090 - Informal pleadings.
- 12.40.100 - Payment of monetary judgment.
- 12.40.105 - Increase of judgment upon failure to pay.
- 12.40.110 - Procedure on nonpayment.
- 12.40.120 - Appeals -- Setting aside judgments.
- 12.40.800 - Small claims informational brochure -- Preparation and distribution.
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