ND Bar Specific Law 5

Question 1

Under North Dakota criminal law, what is the maximum sentence for a Class A felony?

Accepted Answer

20 years

Answer

5 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

Life imprisonment

Question 2

Under North Dakota's Marketable Record Title Act, how many years of an unbroken chain of title are required to establish marketable title?

Accepted Answer

20 years

Answer

30 years

Answer

40 years

Answer

50 years

Question 3

North Dakota adopted which version of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as the basis for its Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys?

Accepted Answer

The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct with North Dakota modifications

Answer

The 1969 Model Code of Professional Responsibility

Answer

North Dakota's entirely independent attorney conduct code

Answer

The Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers only

Question 4

Under North Dakota's oil and gas law, what is the 'forced pooling' or 'compulsory integration' doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A regulatory mechanism allowing the Industrial Commission to pool non-consenting mineral owners into a drilling unit

Answer

A court order requiring surface owners to permit drilling

Answer

A voluntary agreement among mineral owners to share production

Answer

A federal law governing mineral extraction on tribal lands

Question 5

Under North Dakota evidence rules, which privilege protects communications between a licensed social worker and client?

Accepted Answer

A statutory privilege under N.D.C.C. § 31-01-06.1 protects such communications

Answer

No privilege exists for social worker communications in North Dakota

Answer

Social workers are covered only by HIPAA, not state privilege

Answer

Only communications in a licensed therapy setting are protected

Question 6

In North Dakota, which court has exclusive jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency matters?

Accepted Answer

District Court sitting as a Juvenile Court

Answer

North Dakota Supreme Court

Answer

Municipal Court

Answer

Family Court as a separate division

Question 7

Under North Dakota's Administrative Agencies Practice Act, what must an agency provide before revoking a professional license?

Accepted Answer

Notice and an opportunity for a formal hearing

Answer

Only written notice by mail

Answer

An informal conference with agency staff

Answer

Immediate revocation with post-deprivation hearing only