Title 12, Corrections, Parole, and Probation
76 chapters · 217 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-01 Definitions
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In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commutation" means the change of the punishment to which a person is sentenced to a less severe punishment. 2. "Conditional pardon" means a pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of fine subject to terms and condition…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-02 Pardon advisory board - Membership
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The governor may appoint a pardon advisory board to consist of five members including the attorney general and two members of the parole board. The governor shall appoint two persons who are residents and citizens of this state to the remaining two positions. The governor shall a…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-03 Pardon advisory board meetings - Rules
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If the governor appoints a pardon advisory board, the pardon advisory board may adopt rules necessary to govern its proceedings, including the time and place of meetings of the board. The governor may call meetings of the pardon advisory board as the governor deems necessary to c…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-04 Governor may remit fines and grant commutations, pardons, and reprieves
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The governor has the power to remit fines and grant commutations, reprieves, pardons, and conditional pardons after judgment of conviction. If the governor grants a conditional pardon, the pardon must state the terms and conditions of the pardon. The governor shall sign every com…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-05 Pardon clerk - Duties
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or the director's designee shall serve as the pardon clerk under this chapter. The pardon clerk shall: 1. Maintain a register of all applications filed for commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remis…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-06 Application for commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine
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An application for commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine must be made with the pardon clerk on a form prescribed by the clerk and in accordance with any rules adopted under this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-07 Notice of application
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The pardon clerk shall provide written notice of an application for a commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine to the district court and the state's attorneys in the county or counties where the judgment of conviction was entered against the applica…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-08 Governor may reconsider action
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If the governor has granted an application for a commutation, reprieve, conditional pardon, or remission of fine and the applicant is still in custody in any correctional facility, the governor may reconsider the decision any time before the applicant is released from the correct…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-09 Statements of judge and state's attorney
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The judge and the state's attorney may make any recommendations that may be of assistance to the governor, pardon advisory board, or parole board in considering the person's case. The judge before whom any person has been convicted of a felony and the state's attorney of the coun…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-10 Duty of court reporter and clerk of court
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The court reporter, at the direction of the judge or state's attorney, shall prepare the official statements of the judge and state's attorney. The clerk of court with whom the statements are filed shall attach a copy of the statements to the criminal judgment. The clerk shall pr…
N.D.C.C. § 12-55.1-11 Records
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The records of an applicant for commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine are subject to section 12-47-36. The pardon clerk may permit the inspection of an application for a commutation, reprieve, pardon, conditional pardon, or remission of fine; the…