a. Nonresidents. Every nonresident filing a complaint must within ten (10) days after
demand of an adverse party file with the complaint a bond for costs in the sum of
$500 unless for good cause, on motion (which may be made ex parte), the Court
dispenses with the bond or fixes a different amount. The bond must have
sufficient surety and will be conditioned to secure the payment of all costs of the
action which the party ultimately may be required to pay to any other party. After
the bond is filed, any opposing party may raise objections to its form or to the
sufficiency of the surety for determination by the clerk. If the bond is found to be
insufficient, the Court may order the filing of a sufficient bond within a specified
time. If the order is not complied with, the clerk will enter dismissal of the action
as in a case of dismissal for want of prosecution.
b. Other Parties. On its own motion or a party’s motion, the Court may order any
party to file a bond for costs in an amount and under conditions designated by the
Court.
c. Qualifications of Surety. Every bond for costs under these Rules must have as
surety either (1) a cash deposit equal to the amount of the bond, or (2) a
corporation authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to act
as surety on official bonds, or (3) two individual residents of the Northern Mariana
Islands, each of whom owns real or personal property within the Northern
Mariana Islands sufficient in value above encumbrances to justify the full amount
of the suretyship, or (4) any insurance, surety, or bonding company licensed to do
business in the Northern Mariana Islands.
d. Suits by Indigent Persons. At the time application is made, under laws allowing
indigent persons leave to commence civil proceedings without pre-paying fees and
costs or giving security for them, the applicant must file a written consent that any
recovery in the proceeding will, as the Court may direct, be paid to the clerk, who
may pay unpaid fees and costs taxed against the plaintiff and, to plaintiff’s attorney,
the amount which the Court allows or approves as compensation for the attorney’s
services.
VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special
Proceedings
