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North Dakota Statutes, Title 12

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Title 12, Corrections, Parole, and Probation

76 chapters · 217 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 12217 Ch 12-44.1, Jails and Regional Correction Centers37 Ch 12-47, The Penitentiary27 Ch 12-60, Bureau of Criminal Investigation27 Ch 12-63, Peace Officer Standards, Training, a…19 Ch 12-59, Parole18 Ch 12-46, North Dakota Youth Correctional Center16 Ch 12-48, Employment of Inmates of the Peniten…13 Ch 12-55.1, Pardon Advisory Board11 Ch 12-65, Interstate Compact for Adult Offende…8 Ch 12-45, Death of Inmates6 Ch 12-52, Aftercare Program for Youth Correcti…6 Ch 12-62, Criminal Justice Training and Statis…5 Ch 12-68, Missing Person Reports5 Ch 12-60.1, Sealing Criminal Records5

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 12✕Ch 12-48✕

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-01 Employment of offenders
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All offenders committed to the department of corrections and rehabilitation may be employed for the benefit of the state to the extent employment is available.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-02 Director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation to make rules regarding employment of offenders
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish rules and regulations relating to the care, treatment, employment, and management of all offenders committed to the legal and physical custody of the department.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03 Manner of employing offenders
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation and the warden of the penitentiary shall attempt to employ all offenders committed to the legal and physical custody of the department in maintaining the penitentiary and penitentiary grounds, in carrying on the wor…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03.1 The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish and engage in prison industries
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1. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish and engage in prison industries the director deems necessary and which are of greatest benefit to and in the best interest of the state of North Dakota, the department, and offenders committed to th…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03.2 Prison industry authorized to trade, barter, and exchange merchandise, equipment, and services

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Prison industry is authorized to trade, barter, and exchange merchandise, equipment, and services with any state agency if such is in the best interest of the prison industry and approved by the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03.3 Roughrider industries' operating fund - Bank of North Dakota

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Roughrider industries may establish its own operating fund in the Bank of North Dakota. Interest earned on the roughrider industries' operating fund shall be deposited in the state general fund. Roughrider industries may use its own manufacturing accounting system and must report…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-06 Labor of inmates - Sale of articles produced

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Inmate labor may be used by the state in carrying on farming and ranching operations, or in any industry established at the penitentiary, and the state may dispose of the products of the farming and ranching enterprises. The industry products may be disposed as provided in sectio…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-07 Tools and equipment

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The warden, under the direction of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, shall procure the machinery, tools, and equipment necessary to carry on and conduct the work and industries of the penitentiary. Procurement must be made by the warden according t…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-14 Compensation of offenders

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Offenders who work at the penitentiary or in its prison industries shall receive compensation in an amount to be determined by the warden and approved by the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation within the limits of legislative appropriations for that purp…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-15 Disposition of inmate funds - Warden to keep account of inmate funds

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1. The warden of the penitentiary shall keep an account for each inmate. Not more than fifty percent of an inmate's penitentiary earnings, as provided by penitentiary rules, must be withheld from an inmate and deposited in a separate account for the inmate and may not be made ava…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-20 Disposition of earnings of prisoner who escapes or violates parole

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The money in a prisoner's penitentiary or Bank of North Dakota two-signature account or any property belonging to a prisoner who escapes or violates the prisoner's parole shall be forfeited and used to pay the expense of the prisoner's apprehension and capture. Any of the prisone…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-21 Disposition of unclaimed money

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Any money which has been earned by any inmate and credited to his account shall be transferred to the general fund in the state treasury if such money is not claimed within one year after the inmate earning it has been released from the penitentiary unless the law makes other spe…

N.D.C.C. § 12-48-22 Fines and restitution for misconduct of offender

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The warden, with the approval of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, shall institute and maintain a uniform system of fines and restitution for violation of department rules and when an offender causes personal injury or property damage. The warden m…