CHAPTER 103
HOUSE BILL NO. 1426
(Representatives Porter, Kempenich, Rohr, Schmidt)
(Senator Schaible)
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 12.1-25-01, subsection 1 of section 12.1-25-02, subsection 1 of section 12.1-25-03, and section 12.1-25-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to riot offenses; and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 4 of section 12.1-25-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
4. The offense is a class CB felony if it is under subdivision b of subsection 1 andor the riot involves one hundred or more persons. Otherwise it is a class A misdemeanorC felony.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 12.1-25-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
1. A person is guilty of a class CB felony if hethe person:
a. Knowingly supplies a firearm, dangerous weapon, or destructive device for use in a riot;
b. Teaches another to prepare or use a firearm, dangerous weapon, or destructive device with intent that any such thing be used in a riot; or
c. While engaging in a riot, is knowingly armed with a firearm, dangerous weapon, or destructive device.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 12.1-25-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
1. A person is guilty of a class BA misdemeanor if hethe person engages in a riot, as defined in section 12.1-25-01.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-25-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
12.1-25-04. Disobedience of public safety orders under riot conditions.
A person is guilty of a class BA misdemeanor if, during a riot as defined in section 12.1-25-01, or when one is immediately impending, hethe person disobeys a reasonable public safety order to move, disperse, or refrain from specified activities in the immediate vicinity of the riot. A public safety order is an order designed to prevent or control disorder, or promote the safety of persons or property, issued by the senior law enforcement official on the scene.
