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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-28-01 (2026)

Court authorized to change name of persons and cities

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The district court shall have the authority to change the names of persons and cities within this state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Matter of Shane Lance Yates, 2022 ND 11, 969 N.W.2d 195.
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Matter of Shane Lance Yates, 2022 ND 11, 969 N.W.2d 195. · cites it 2× “[¶4] The district court has the authority to change a person’s name under N.D.C.C. § 32-28-01. Any person desiring to change that person’s name may file a petition in the district court, providing that the petitioner is a citizen or permanent resident alien, the petitioner has…”
Petition of Dengler, 246 N.W.2d 758 (N.D. 1976). · cites it 2× “Section 32-28-01, NDCC, gives authority to the district court to change the names of persons and cities within the state.”
Matter of Robinson, 2025 ND 93, 20 N.W.3d 696. · cites it 2× “In general, the court must order the name change if there is “proper and reasonable cause” for the change, and “thirty days’ previous notice of the intended application has been given in the official newspaper of the county in which the petitioner resides.”
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