Title 12 — Corrections, Parole, and Probation

A bureau of the state government, under the attorney general, is hereby created and is designated as the bureau of criminal investigation, hereinafter referred to as the bureau.

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 141, § 1.

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 141, § 1.

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 141, § 1.

The attorney general shall act as superintendent of the bureau and shall have the responsibility of and shall exercise absolute control and management of the bureau. The attorney general shall appoint and fix the salary of a chief of the bureau, such special agents, and such othe…

The attorney general shall provide the bureau with necessary furniture, fixtures, apparatus, appurtenances, appliances, materials, and equipment as the attorney general deems necessary for the collection, filing, and preservation of all records required by law to be filed with th…

1. The bureau shall cooperate with and assist the criminal bureau of the department of justice at Washington, D.C., and similar departments in other states in establishing and carrying on a complete system of criminal identification. 2. The bureau shall cooperate with and assist …

The bureau may establish and maintain an automated biometric data identification system for this state. The bureau may cooperate with other states for the operation of a regional automated biometric data identification system.

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the investigators shall have all the powers conferred by law upon any peace officer of this state. 12-60-08.1. Power of the attorney general to issue subpoenas in bureau investigations. The attorney general may issue…

No investigation of the acts or conduct of any state agency or state official shall be investigated or made through or by the bureau or any employee thereof, without the authorization of the attorney general particularly specifying the office, department, or person to be investig…

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 556, § 6.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 162, § 12.

Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 162, § 12.

As used in this chapter and in section 12.1-32-15, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Biometric data" includes fingerprints, palm prints, voice prints, retinal or iris images, facial recognition, and DNA profiles. 2. "Bureau" means the bureau of criminal investigation. 3.…

Any willful violation as defined in section 12.1-02-02 of any provision of sections 12-60-16.1 through 12-60-16.9 relating to reporting or disseminating criminal history record information is a class A misdemeanor.

Any person offering criminal background checks for compensation, for the purpose of screening applicants seeking a position in which the applicant is responsible for providing care for a vulnerable adult, shall utilize the bureau of criminal investigation statewide criminal histo…

A person that disseminates, publishes, or maintains or causes to be disseminated, published, or maintained, the criminal history record information of an individual which pertains to that individual's charge or arrest for a criminal offense, and solicits, requests, or accepts mon…

Except as otherwise provided in sections 12-60-16.1 through 12-60-16.10, each criminal justice agency shall report to the bureau the information described in this section for each felony and reportable offense so designated pursuant to section 12-60-16.4. The bureau may require t…

The attorney general shall adopt appropriate rules for criminal justice agencies regarding the reporting, collecting, maintaining, and disseminating of criminal history record information. The rules must include: 1. Policies and procedures to be used by criminal justice agencies …

Criminal justice agencies shall report to the bureau reportable events for each felony and for each of the following offenses: 1. Class A and B misdemeanor offenses in sections 6-08-16 and 6-08-16.1. 2. Class A misdemeanor offenses included in title 12.1. 3. Class A and B misdeme…

If dissemination is prohibited under section 12-60-16.6, or there is no information, the bureau shall provide the following answer to the requester: "No information is available because either no information exists or dissemination is prohibited." 12-60-16.8. Criminal history rec…

The bureau shall impose a fee of fifteen dollars for each state record check. The bureau shall impose a fee of five dollars for each record check for a nonprofit organization that is organized and operated in this state exclusively for charitable purposes for the exclusive benefi…

The superintendent, pursuant to chapter 28-32, shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as may be necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the bureau's duties. Such rules and regulations must be forwa…

All moneys collected or received, including all rewards for the apprehension or conviction of any criminal earned or collected by the superintendent, the chief of the bureau, his assistants, or any employee of his office, shall be paid into the general fund of the state.

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 556, § 6.

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 556, § 6.

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 469, § 13.

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 469, § 13. 12-60-23. Bureau to maintain registry of protection orders, orders prohibiting contact, and restraining orders. The bureau shall maintain a registry of all orders of which it receives notice under sections 11-15-32 and 12.1-31.2-02 and chapte…

1. a. Each applicant, employee, or petitioner for adoption or name change who is subject to a criminal history record check under subsection 2 shall consent to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check for the purpose of determining suitability or fitness for a per…

The bureau shall: 1. Implement a data exchange system to compile, to maintain, and to make available for dissemination to North Dakota and to out-of-state law enforcement agencies, descriptive information that can assist appropriate agencies in recovering lost, missing, or runawa…