# Comparative fault system · North Dakota — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · North Dakota, state is North Dakota; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (50% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is unless the fault was as great as the combined fault of all other persons who contribute to the injury; fault threshold is 50%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** North Dakota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (50% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** unless the fault was as great as the combined fault of all other persons who contribute to the injury _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 50% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 32-03.2-02 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Contributory fault does not bar recovery in an action by any person to recover damages for death or injury to person or property unless the fault was as great as the combined fault of all other persons who contribute to the injury, but any damages allowed must be diminished in proportion to the amount of contributing fault attributable to the person recovering.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> 32-03.2-02. Modified comparative fault.

## Source

- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c03-2.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).