Rule Order 26 - Emergency Bail and Plea Procedure(a) Presence for Plea. Any defendant facing a sentence of presumptive probation for an offense may plead guilty to the offense in writing in a manner consistent with the requirements of N.D.R.Crim. P. 43(c).(b) This order is adopted on an emergency basis, effective immediately. Amended April 8, 2020, effective immediately. Amended April 15, 2020, effective immediately. Amended March 26, 2021, effective April 1, 2021.(c) The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened this 26th day of March 2021, with the Honorable Jon J. Jensen, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, and the Honorable Jerod E. Tufte, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order. The Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justice, voted against the action.N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. & Ord. Order 26
Order 26 was adopted effective 3/18/2020; order 26 was amended effective 4/1/2021.