29-27 Execution
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furnished forthwith to the officer whose duty it is to execute the judgment, and no other warrant or
authority is necessary to justify or require its execution.29-27-02. Judgment for fine or costs. If the judgment mentioned in section 29-27-01imposes a fine or assesses costs and the judgment has been docketed in the judgment docket
by order of the court, the judgment is enforceable by execution in the same manner as provided
for a judgment for money in a civil action.29-27-02.1.Disposition of statutory fees, fines, forfeitures, pecuniary penalties,and bond forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided by law, all statutory fees, fines, forfeitures,
and pecuniary penalties prescribed for a violation of state laws, when collected, must be paid into
the treasury of the proper county to be added to the state school fund. When any bail bond or
other property or money deposited as bail is forfeited to the state, the proceeds collected
therefrom must be paid over to the proper state official and credited to the state general fund.29-27-03. Judgment for imprisonment or as response to nonpayment of fine. If ajudgment is for imprisonment, initially or as response to nonpayment of a fine in accordance with
section 12.1-32-05, the defendant forthwith must be committed to the custody of the proper
officer and be detained by that officer until the judgment is complied with.29-27-04. Judgment - By what officer executed. When the judgment in a criminalaction or proceeding under section 12.1-32-05 is imprisonment in the county jail, the judgment
must be executed by the sheriff of the county.In all other cases when the sentence isimprisonment, the sheriff of the county shall deliver the defendant to the proper officer in
execution of the judgment.29-27-05.Judgment of imprisonment in department of corrections andrehabilitation.If the judgment is for commitment to the legal and physical custody of thedepartment of corrections and rehabilitation, the sheriff of the county, upon receipt of a certified
copy thereof, shall take and deliver the defendant to the correctional facility designated by the
department. The sheriff also shall deliver to the department a certified copy of the judgment and
take from the department a receipt for the defendant and make return thereof to the court.29-27-06. Authority of sheriff while conveying defendant. Repealed by S.L. 1975,ch. 106,