N.D. Cent. Code § 27-01-07 : — JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS —01-07 - Civil action fees - Waiver TEXT PDF Any filing fees connected with any civil action to be heard in any of the courts of the judicial system as listed in section 27-01-01 may be waived with or without a hearing, at the court's discretion, by the filing of an in forma pauperis petition accompanied by a sworn affidavit of the petitioner relating the pertinent information regarding indigency. N.D.C.C. § 27-01-07