# North Dakota SB 2167: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty. North Dakota SB 2167, AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Janne Myrdal (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2167-202501 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota SB 2167 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 - Sponsor: Janne Myrdal (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New funding fights internet crimes against children: benefit, low. The law creates North Dakota’s Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, which receives digital examination fees and keeps interest it earns. The money is continuously available to the Attorney General without a new appropriation each budget cycle. Approved uses include technology hardware, software lice… - Convicted people must repay digital exam costs: cost, low. North Dakota courts must order people convicted of felonies or misdemeanors to repay digital examination costs as part of sentencing. This applies when a personal electronic device was examined to investigate and prosecute the crime. Repayment cannot exceed $100 per defendant. Covered devices allow… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Janne Myrdal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nels Christianson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick R. Hatlestad (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vicky Steiner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Diane Larson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Luick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0 | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2025-01-16 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-24: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 (House) - 2025-03-21: Signed by Governor 03/20 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-13: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 (House) - 2025-03-12: Committee Hearing 09:30 (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-01-17: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-16: Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Committee Hearing 08:30 (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0823-03000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0823-02000.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 - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0823-03000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0823-02000.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-SB2167-202501 (as of 2026-10-19).