North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-10-13. Judicial review--Mandamus

1. Any person aggrieved by any act, determination, rule, order, or any other action of the commissioner under this chapter may appeal to the district court for Burleigh County. The court shall conduct the review without a jury and by trial de novo, except if all parties, including the commissioner, so stipulate, the review must be confined to the record. Portions of the record may be introduced into evidence by stipulation in a trial de novo as to those parties so stipulating.

2. The filing of an appeal under this section stays the application of any rule, order, or other action of the commissioner to the appealing party unless the court, after giving the party notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines a stay would be detrimental to the interest of policyholders, shareholders, creditors, or the public.

3. Any person aggrieved by any failure of the commissioner to act or make a determination required by this chapter may petition the district court for Burleigh County for a writ in the nature of a mandamus or a peremptory mandamus directing the commissioner to act or make a determination.