Section 27-02-27 - Judicial emergency1. If the supreme court of this state declares a judicial emergency due to an emergency or natural disaster that substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal functioning of the judicial system, the ability of persons to avail themselves of the judicial system, or the ability of litigants or others to have access to the courts or to meet schedules or time deadlines imposed by law or court order, notice of the declaration must be provided as required by supreme court rule.2. An order declaring a judicial emergency may suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines, time schedules, statutes of limitations, statutes of repose, or filing requirements imposed by law, whether in civil or criminal cases, administrative matters, or any other legal proceedings as determined by the supreme court. An order declaring a judicial emergency may not suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines, time schedules, or filing requirements that are required by the United States Constitution or the Constitution of North Dakota.Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 239 (HB 1073),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2013.