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N.D.C.C. § 12.1-35-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Child" means an individual under the age of eighteen years. 2. "Child development specialist" means an individual who demonstrates educational and work experience exhibiting an understanding of child de…
N.D.C.C. § 12.1-35-02 Additional services
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In addition to all rights afforded to victims and witnesses by law, state's attorneys are encouraged to provide the following additional services to children who are involved in criminal proceedings as victims or witnesses: 1. Explanations, in language understood by the child, of…
N.D.C.C. § 12.1-35-03 Information about child victims or witnesses of crimes generally may not appear in public record
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1. In order to protect the child from possible trauma resulting from publicity, the name of the child victim or child witness of a crime, except as specified in subsection 2, and identifying biographical information may not appear on the indictment or any other public record. Ins…
N.D.C.C. § 12.1-35-04 Limits on interviews and testimony
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The prosecuting attorney, the court, and appropriate law enforcement personnel, to the extent possible, shall protect the victim or witness from the psychological damage of repeated or lengthy interview, testimony, or discovery proceedings while preserving the rights of the publi…