North Dakota Century Code Title 25. Mental and Physical Illness or Disability § 25-03.3-10. Notice

If a respondent is detained pursuant to section 25-03.3-08, the state's attorney shall provide the respondent, or the respondent's guardian, if appropriate, with a copy of the petition filed with the court. The state's attorney shall provide the respondent with written notice of the respondent's right to a preliminary hearing and a commitment hearing, if probable cause is found to exist; the right to counsel and that counsel will be appointed for the respondent, if the respondent is indigent; and the right to have an expert of the respondent's choosing conduct an evaluation and testify on the respondent's behalf or, if the respondent is indigent, that the court will appoint a qualified expert for the respondent. The notice must state the date, time, and place for the preliminary hearing. If notice is given to a respondent who the state's attorney knows or believes is an individual with an intellectual disability, the state's attorney also shall give notice to the respondent's attorney, guardian, and guardian ad litem, if any.