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

For Joint and several liability rule · North Dakota, state is North Dakota; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where defendants act in concert in committing, aiding, and encouraging, or ratifying or adopting a tortious act; statutory citation is North Dakota Century Code § 32-03.2-02, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** North Dakota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where defendants act in concert in committing, aiding, and encouraging, or ratifying or adopting a tortious act. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** North Dakota Century Code § 32-03.2-02. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where defendants act in concert in committing, aiding, and encouraging, or ratifying or adopting a tortious act. North Dakota Century Code § 32-03.2-02.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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