§ 1401. Short Title and Purpose
TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1401. Rules of Procedure in Traffic Cases. (a) The Commonwealth Trial Court shall promulgate rules governing proce- dure in traffic cases, including a form for traffic citations. (b) The rules and form promulgated under subsection (a) of this section shall be applicable in all courts of the Commonwealth in all proceedings arising out of any alleged violation of this title or any statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the operation or use of any vehicle or to the use of the highways. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 124). Commission Comment: Section 4 of PL 6-25, the “Commonwealth Judi- cial Reorganization Act of 1989,” provides that “[w]herever the term ‘Com- monwealth Trial Court’ appears in the Commonwealth Code, it is henceforth to be interpreted and understood to refer to the Commonwealth Superior Court.”
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission