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North DakotaSB 20372025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 27-20.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to juvenile court petitions, fitness to proceed in juvenile court proceedings, and collateral consequences the juvenile court may order; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-04.1-01, 12.1-04.1-20, and 12.1-17-01.2, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-07.2, section 12.1-20-01, subsections 2 and 6 of section 12.1-31-03, sections 12.1-32-15 and 15.1-09-33.4, subsection 6 of section 27-20.2-01, subsection 3 of section 27-20.2-09, subsection 5 of section 27-20.4-11, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-18, subsection 1 of section 27-20.4-20, and section 62.1-02-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to lack of criminal responsibility, court jurisdiction, distribution of intimate images without consent, domestic violence, criminality of a child regarding sex offenses, sale and use of tobacco by an individual under the age of twenty-one, child registration requirements, restitution, probation of a delinquent child, extracurricular activities for students, and persons not allowed to possess a firearm; to repeal sections 27-20.4-12, 27-20.4-13, and 27-20.4-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquency; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
Sponsored By: Legislative Management
Signed by Governor
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Firearm bans after violent juvenile offenses
Children found delinquent for listed felonies involving violence or intimidation cannot own or possess firearms for 10 years after adjudication. For listed class A misdemeanors involving violence or intimidation, the ban lasts five years after adjudication. The misdemeanor must involve using or possessing a firearm, dangerous weapon, destructive device, or explosive. Equivalent offenses from another state or the federal government also count.
Driving suspensions for serious juvenile offenses
Courts may suspend a child’s driving privileges after delinquency for conduct that is an adult class A misdemeanor or felony. The maximum is six months for a first qualifying offense and one year for a second or later offense. Courts may require a driver’s exam before restoring driving privileges. Records are confidential and releasable only to law enforcement for law-enforcement work, not other jurisdictions’ licensing officials. Records must be destroyed when the suspension ends.
Limits on ordering child sex-offender registration
Juvenile courts can order sex-offender registration for children found delinquent for an offense that classifies them as sexual offenders. The prosecutor must first request that the court consider registration. The court must find mental abnormality or predatory conduct in the offense, or a prior adjudication as a sexual offender.
Responsibility reviews and oversight for children
Children age 10 or older can be assessed for criminal responsibility. When fitness to proceed or criminal responsibility is questioned, juvenile courts must make the required findings. A child not adjudicated because of lack of criminal responsibility stays under juvenile court authority for one year. When that authority ends, or the child is discharged earlier, the court may order an investigation into starting child-protection proceedings.
Tobacco use can trigger child services
Children under 14 may enter the child-in-need-of-services process after buying, possessing, smoking, or using listed tobacco or nicotine products. These include electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products. The child must need treatment or rehabilitation. The conduct no longer has to violate the separate tobacco purchase-and-possession law.
Narrower registration trigger for outside cases
One registration rule covers qualifying offenses from another court when no North Dakota court has already ordered registration. It applies to people living, homeless, or temporarily staying in North Dakota. An adjudication alone is no longer listed as a trigger under this rule. A guilty plea, no-contest plea, or finding of guilt remains a trigger; this is not a blanket registration exemption.
New safeguards for juvenile court petitions
The director, court, or an authorized reviewer must check whether filing a delinquency petition serves the public’s and child’s best interests. Petitions cannot list the offense’s adult class level unless that detail is a necessary element of the alleged conduct.
Intimate-image protections now cover minors
The offense of sharing intimate images without consent now covers depicted people of any age, including minors. The distributor must knowingly or intentionally share the image with someone else and know the depicted person did not consent. The image must have been created or provided with a reasonable expectation of privacy. Sharing must cause actual emotional distress or harm.
Schools gain discretion over activity bans
School districts may, rather than must, bar students from extracurricular activities based on a qualifying conviction, plea, or court order. Covered orders now include no-contact orders protecting a student or school employee, signed by a district judge or judicial referee. These added orders must come from a delinquency or criminal case. The principal must receive information about the offense or order, including notice from the victim or person protected by the order.
Domestic-violence law covers teen dating abuse
The domestic-violence offense applies to people under 18 when the victim is or was their dating partner. It also applies when they have a child together. This extends domestic-violence protections to victims and legal consequences to minors who commit the offense.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Legislative Management
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/15/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1
Yes: 45 • No: 1
House vote • 4/10/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 66 nays 26
Yes: 66 • No: 26
Senate vote • 2/11/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
Yes: 46 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22
4/24/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/21
4/23/2025SenateSent to Governor
4/18/2025SenateSigned by President
4/18/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
4/18/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 1
4/15/2025SenateConcurred
4/15/2025SenateReturned to Senate (12)
4/10/2025SenateSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 66 nays 26
4/10/2025HouseAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
4/9/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 17 4 2
4/8/2025HouseRereferred to Appropriations
3/27/2025HouseAmendment adopted
3/27/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 5 1
3/26/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 09:00
3/5/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
2/18/2025HouseReceived from Senate
2/12/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
2/11/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
2/10/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 16 0 0
2/7/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 10:00
2/5/2025SenateRereferred to Appropriations
1/17/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
1/16/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0
1/15/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 09:30
1/14/2025Senate
Bill Text
Adopted by the House Judiciary Committee
Adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Enrollment
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
INTRODUCED
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee
SECOND ENGROSSMENT
SECOND ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments
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