North Dakota Century Code Title 32. Judicial Remedies § 32-09.1-01. Definitions

1. “Defendant” means every judgment debtor.

2. “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by other law to be withheld.

3. “Earnings” means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program. “Earnings” does not include social security benefits or veterans' disability pension benefits, except when the benefits are subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of a dependent child. “Earnings” includes military retirement pay.

4. “Person” includes an individual, an individual's personal representative or other fiduciary, any two or more persons having a joint or common interest, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a limited liability company, and any other legal or commercial entity.

5. “Plaintiff” means every judgment creditor.