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North DakotaHB 10302025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision i of subsection 1 of section 12.1-32-02, sections 15.1-19-13 and 19-03.1-23, subsection 6 of section 19-03.4-03, subsection 17 of section 27-20.2-01, subsection 26 of section 27-20.4-01, subdivision c of subsection 4 of section 27-20.4-17, subsection 4 of section 27-20.4-26, subsection 5 of section 29-26-22, section 39-06-36.1, subsection 9 of section 39-06.1-11, subdivision f of subsection 5 of section 39-08-01, and sections 39-08-01.5 and 54-12-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to changing drug court to treatment court.
Sponsored By: Legislative Management
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Less jail for third-time DUI
For a third or later DUI, all but 10 days of the minimum jail time can be suspended if you finish an approved treatment, mental health, or veterans court program. If the court finds you substantially complied, it can stop 24/7 sobriety electronic monitoring and breath tests for the six months before you graduate.
Record and court debt relief
If you are sentenced to an approved adult treatment court and finish it, the court can waive all unpaid fines, fees, and costs in that case. Restitution is not waived. If you complete a treatment, mental health, or veterans court program after a misdemeanor conviction, the court must dismiss the case and seal the file. If you complete one of these programs after certain felony convictions, the law treats the felony as a misdemeanor.
Easier license options in treatment court
When you successfully finish an approved adult treatment court and the district court orders it, the state must restore your noncommercial license with no reinstatement fee. While you are in an approved program on supervised probation, the court can suspend your 24/7 sobriety duty and give you a waiver certificate. The driver licensing office treats that certificate like 24/7 participation when issuing a temporary restricted license. You can get a temporary restricted license during the program if you show proof of insurance, provide the court order, and pay the reinstatement fee.
Juvenile treatment court and school privacy
A juvenile court can order a child into juvenile treatment court and waive the child’s 24/7 sobriety duty. Teachers or school administrators who take part in juvenile treatment court do not have to tell the principal about alcohol or drug information they learn through the program. This exemption applies only to confidential information received from juvenile treatment court participation.
Probation can include treatment court
A judge can place you in treatment court as a condition of probation. If you go to a facility, treatment program, or treatment court after release from jail, the rest of your sentence counts as time in custody.
Statewide framework for treatment courts
The law defines adult and juvenile treatment courts. Adult programs are run by district courts with judge oversight, drug and alcohol testing, and licensed treatment. Juvenile programs run after a petition or adjudication and use close supervision and recovery services. The North Dakota Supreme Court approves programs and may set the rules.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Legislative Management
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
Yes: 46 • No: 1
House vote • 1/10/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1
Yes: 89 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
3/19/2025HouseSigned by Governor 03/14
3/18/2025HouseSent to Governor
3/13/2025HouseSigned by Speaker
3/13/2025HouseSigned by President
3/12/2025SenateReturned to House
3/10/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
3/7/2025SenateReported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
2/21/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 10:00
2/17/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
2/5/2025SenateReceived from House
1/13/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1
1/10/2025HouseReported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 1 0
1/10/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 03:00
1/8/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
1/7/2025House
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