Title 12.1, Criminal Code

1. After a defendant has been convicted of a felony, the court may order the defendant to repay all or part of any reward paid by a qualified local program. In determining whether the defendant must repay the reward or part of the reward, the court shall consider: a. The ability …

1. In addition to any other provision of law, when sentencing an individual convicted of a violation in chapter 19-03.1 for which there is a mandatory minimum sentence, the court may depart from the applicable mandatory minimum sentence if the court, in giving due regard to the n…

When an organization is convicted of an offense, the court may, in addition to any other sentence which may be imposed, require the organization to give notice of its conviction to the persons or class of persons ostensibly harmed by the offense, by mail or by advertising in desi…

1. Except as provided in this subsection, all procedural provisions relating to the trial of criminal cases as provided in the statutes or rules relating to criminal procedure shall apply to the trial of a person charged with an infraction. A person charged with an infraction is …

The following factors, or the converse thereof where appropriate, while not controlling the discretion of the court, shall be accorded weight in making determinations regarding the desirability of sentencing an offender to imprisonment: 1. The defendant's criminal conduct neither…

A person who violates subdivision d of subsection 1 or subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 12.1-20-03 may not receive a deferred imposition of sentence unless that person proves at sentencing by clear and convincing evidence that that person reasonably believed the victim to…

1. The court, in making a determination of the propriety of imposing a sentence to pay a fine, shall consider the following factors: a. The ability of the defendant to pay without undue hardship. b. Whether the defendant, other than a defendant organization, gained money or prope…

1. Except as provided in this section, the length of unsupervised probation imposed in conjunction with a sentence to probation or a suspended execution or deferred imposition of sentence may not extend for more than five years for a felony and two years for a misdemeanor or infr…

1. When the court imposes probation upon conviction for a felony offense subject to section 12.1-32-09.1 or 12.1-32-02.1, a second or subsequent violation of section 12.1-17-07.1, a second or subsequent violation of any domestic violence protection order, a violation of chapter 1…

1. Whenever a person has been placed on probation and in the judgment of the court that person has satisfactorily met the conditions of probation, the court shall cause to be issued to the person a final discharge from further supervision. 2. Whenever a person has been placed on …

1. Whenever the court orders that a person convicted of a felony is to be placed on probation, the clerk of the court in which the order is entered immediately shall make full copies of the judgment or order of the court with the conditions of probation and shall certify the same…

A probationer is considered an escapee and a fugitive from justice if the probationer leaves the jurisdiction before the expiration of the probationary period without permission of the court or the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

1. The sentencing court shall sentence an individual who has pled guilty to, or has been found guilty of, a class C felony offense or class A misdemeanor offense to a term of probation at the time of initial sentencing, except for an offense involving domestic violence; an offens…

1. The court, when sentencing a person adjudged guilty of criminal activities that have resulted in pecuniary damages, in addition to any other sentence the court may impose, shall order that the defendant make restitution to the victim or other recipient as determined by the cou…

1. A court may sentence a convicted offender to an extended sentence as a dangerous special offender or a habitual offender in accordance with this section upon a finding of any one or more of the following: a. The convicted offender is a dangerous, mentally abnormal person whose…

1. Except as provided under section 12-48.1-02 and pursuant to rules adopted by the department of corrections and rehabilitation, an offender who is convicted of a crime in violation of section 12.1-16-01, 12.1-16-02, subsection 2 of section 12.1-17-02, section 12.1-18-01, subdiv…

1. Unless the court otherwise orders, when a person serving a term of commitment imposed by a court of this state is committed for another offense or offenses, the shorter term or the shorter remaining term shall be merged in the other term. When a person on probation or parole f…

Where an offense is defined by a statute or by the constitution without specification of its classification pursuant to section 12.1-32-01, the offense is punishable as provided in the statute or constitutional provision defining it, or: 1. If the offense is declared to be a felo…

Whenever a minor is convicted of a felony, the sentencing court may commit the person to the North Dakota youth correctional center as provided in this title. Provided, however, that a minor over the age of sixteen who is convicted of a felony may be sentenced to a penal institut…

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court may reduce a term of imprisonment imposed upon a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant was eighteen years of age if: a. The defendant has served at least twenty years in c…

Other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, whenever a person convicted of criminal mischief is placed on probation pursuant to section 12.1-32-02 or 12.1-32-07, the court shall include as a condition of that probation the requirement that the person perform restoration or …

1. As used in this section: a. "A crime against a child" means a violation of chapter 12.1-16, section 12.1-17-01.1 if the victim is under the age of twelve, 12.1-17-02, 12.1-17-04, subdivision a of subsection 6 of section 12.1-17-07.1, section 12.1-18-01, 12.1-18-02, 12.1-18-05,…

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, whenever a person whose license has been suspended for nonpayment of child support under section 50-09-08.6 is convicted of engaging in activity for which the license was required, the court shall require as a condition of the …