# North Dakota HB 1489: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14-07.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil protection orders; to amend and reenact sections 11-15-32 and 12-60-23, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-13, section 14-05-23, subsection 4 of section 14-07.1-01, sections 14-07.1-02.1 and 14-07.1-11, subsection 1 of section 14-07.1-14, section 14-07.1-19, subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 14-07.6-01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 15.1-09-33.4, sections 16.1-02-07 and 29-01-15, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 29-06-15, and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 47-16-17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders and protection orders; to repeal sections 12.1-31-01.2, 12.1-31.2-01, 14-07.1-02, 14-07.1-03, 14-07.1-03.1, 14-07.1-04, 14-07.1-05, 14-07.1-05.1, 14-07.1-06, 14-07.1-07, and 14-07.1-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault restraining orders and domestic violence protection orders; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. North Dakota HB 1489, AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14-07.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil protection orders; to amend and reenact sections 11-15-32 and 12-60-23, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-13, section 14-05-23, subsection 4 of section 14-07.1-01, sections 14-07.1-02.1 and 14-07.1-11, subsection 1 of section 14-07.1-14, section 14-07.1-19, subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 14-07.6-01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 15.1-09-33.4, sections 16.1-02-07 and 29-01-15, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 29-06-15, and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 47-16-17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders and protection orders; to repeal sections 12.1-31-01.2, 12.1-31.2-01, 14-07.1-02, 14-07.1-03, 14-07.1-03.1, 14-07.1-04, 14-07.1-05, 14-07.1-05.1, 14-07.1-06, 14-07.1-07, and 14-07.1-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault restraining orders and domestic violence protection orders; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bernie Satrom (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1489-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1489 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 14-07.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to civil protection orders; to amend and reenact sections 11-15-32 and 12-60-23, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-13, section 14-05-23, subsection 4 of section 14-07.1-01, sections 14-07.1-02.1 and 14-07.1-11, subsection 1 of section 14-07.1-14, section 14-07.1-19, subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 14-07.6-01, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 15.1-09-33.4, sections 16.1-02-07 and 29-01-15, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 29-06-15, and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 47-16-17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to restraining orders and protection orders; to repeal sections 12.1-31-01.2, 12.1-31.2-01, 14-07.1-02, 14-07.1-03, 14-07.1-03.1, 14-07.1-04, 14-07.1-05, 14-07.1-05.1, 14-07.1-06, 14-07.1-07, and 14-07.1-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sexual assault restraining orders and domestic violence protection orders; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-20 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 - Sponsor: Bernie Satrom (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (212 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court orders protect against unwanted contact: benefit, medium. Courts can issue temporary disorderly conduct and sexual assault orders without advance notice when reasonable grounds support the allegations. Disorderly conduct orders can stop the conduct or contact; sexual assault orders bar contact, harassment, stalking, threats, and specified visits. Hearings… - More people can seek court protection: benefit, medium. People who experienced disorderly conduct, domestic violence, or sexual assault can seek civil protection orders. Domestic violence protection covers spouses, relatives, current or former dating partners and housemates, shared-child parents, and other court-approved relationships. A parent, guardia… - No filing fees and more protection help: benefit, medium. People seeking civil protection orders pay no filing or service fees. Courts can require security or a bond only when necessary in an exceptional case. Leaving home to avoid domestic violence does not remove your right to seek protection. Victim-witness coordinators, state’s attorney staff, and cer… - More privacy for protected people: benefit, low. Domestic violence and sexual assault cases must remove protected people’s names from public records. Records revealing their identity or location are confidential, and hearings are closed subject to court-approved attendance. Beginning January 1, 2026, people with civil protection orders receive a… - Renters can use new protection orders: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, civil protection orders and orders prohibiting contact can support existing state tenant protections. The tenant must fear imminent domestic violence from the person named in the order or another qualifying court-filed record. The change adds qualifying records but does n… - Protection orders reach statewide police databases: benefit, low. Courts must electronically send issued, changed, extended, or ended orders to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation for national database entry. The bureau must maintain a registry, and sheriffs must notify it within 24 hours after covered orders are issued. Local police must receive issuance… - Courts can require weapon surrender: cost, medium. Courts can order domestic violence respondents to surrender firearms or specified dangerous weapons in their possession, custody, or control. This requires probable cause that the respondent is likely to use, display, or threaten to use the weapon in further violence. Surrender is due within 24 hou… - Bad-faith abuse claims trigger legal costs: cost, low. A court must order payment when it finds a domestic violence allegation was false and made in bad faith. The person making it must pay the other party’s court costs and reasonable lawyer fees for responding. This applies in protection order, divorce, separation, parenting responsibility, parenting… - Domestic violence cases bring supervision requirements: cost, low. Sentences for listed offenses against intimate partners must include a domestic violence offender assessment and court-directed intervention program. The offense list includes the specified violation under the new protection order law. Anger management or individual counseling can substitute only w… - Order violations bring arrests and penalties: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, a first protection order violation after service is a class A misdemeanor and contempt of court. After a conviction, a second or later violation is a class C felony. Officers must arrest without a warrant for the specified protection order offense, even when they did not… - Domestic violence orders address household finances: mixed, medium. Domestic violence orders can limit contact and access to homes, set temporary parenting arrangements, and award temporary property use. Courts can also order temporary support for a party and minor children, plus reasonable lawyer fees and costs. Courts can require offender assessments and interven… - Court-appointed lawyers for minors carry costs: mixed, low. Courts can appoint a lawyer to represent a minor’s interests when there is special concern about the minor’s immediate future. A party can request the appointment, or the court can act on its own. Courts can charge either or both parties the fees. If neither can pay, courts can order county payment… - New order system preserves existing protections: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, one civil protection order chapter replaces the former domestic violence, sexual assault, and disorderly conduct laws. Orders issued before that date under the listed former laws remain valid for their stated terms. Municipal judges lose their listed power to issue tempor… - School rules recognize new protection orders: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, school rules recognize civil protection orders issued against a student. The order must have been requested by another student or a school employee. The change brings the new orders into the school rule; it does not specify an additional consequence for the student. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bernie Satrom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lawrence R. Klemin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mitch Ostlie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cole Conley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 9 | pass | 85 | 9 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 | pass | 80 | 10 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-04-24: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22 (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by Governor 04/21 (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 85 nays 9 (House) - 2025-04-14: Concurred (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to House (12) (House) - 2025-04-07: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Hearing 02:30 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 10 (House) - 2025-02-21: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-02-20: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 5 1 (House) - 2025-02-11: Committee Hearing 09:00 (House) - 2025-01-20: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House) ## Bill text - Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-01002m.pdf) - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-05000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-03000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-04000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-03003m.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and th… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) ## Sources - [Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-01002m.pdf) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-05000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-03000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-04000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Larson (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0903-03003m.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501) - [SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakot…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501) - [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501) - [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1489-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).