Title 54 — State Government
128 chapters · 1,241 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-01.1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "Director" means the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation. The director may designate officers of the department to assist in carrying out the director's duties. 2. "Inmate" means an offender who the district court has committed…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-02 Purpose
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The purpose of the department of corrections and rehabilitation is: 1. To develop a statewide correctional philosophy that will provide direction, goals, and standards for corrections. 2. To provide for the care, custody, discipline, training, and treatment of persons committed t…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-03 Director - Appointment - Qualifications - Compensation
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The chief administrative officer of the department is the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, who must be appointed by the governor. The position of director is not a classified position and the director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The p…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-04 Director - Powers and duties
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation has the following powers and duties: 1. To manage and control all institutions and programs within the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which the department is charged. 2. To promote a unified …
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-05 Appointment and removal of officers
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation with the approval of the governor may appoint a director of the division of juvenile services, a director of the division of adult services, and other division directors and personnel as deemed necessary for the eff…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-06 Salaries of division directors and other officers
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall determine the salary of each division director within the limits of legislative appropriations and within the salary range of the classified position as established by North Dakota human resource management se…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-07.1 Exemption of certain internal investigation records
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Notwithstanding subsection 6 of section 44-04-18.1 and except as required under subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.11, records relating to the department of corrections and rehabilitation's internal investigations are exempt if: 1. The records could reasonably be used to identify v…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-08 Authority to lease land under the jurisdiction of the department
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The department of corrections and rehabilitation may lease land under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of the construction and operation of a prerelease center. Subsection 12 of section 54-23.3-04 does not apply to the lease authorized by this section. The lease…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-09 Reports regarding new programs
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Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 373, § 4. 54-23.3-10. Community behavioral health program - Reports to legislative management and governor. 1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish and implement a community behavioral health program to provide comprehensive …
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-10.1 Supervision for presentence programs
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The department of corrections and rehabilitation has the authority to supervise a defendant while the defendant is participating in a prosecution-led, or pretrial diversion program under section 11-16-16 or rule 32.2 of the North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure, or any other p…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-10.2 Prosecution-led diversion supervision pilot program - Report
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish a prosecution-led diversion supervision program as a pilot project in three counties in the state during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. 2. Beginning July 1, 2025, the department sh…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-11 Prioritization of admission of inmates - Report to legislative management
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation may refuse to admit inmates sentenced to the physical custody of the department when the admission of inmates will exceed the maximum operational capacity of the penitentiary and its affiliated facilities and result in the depar…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-12 Faith-based programming
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, with contracts through the department of health and human services and through the implementation of the community behavioral health program, shall allow faith-based organizations to provide services to individuals who need add…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-13 Job shadowing
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For purposes of education and community outreach and to promote public trust, the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may permit a nonmember of the department of corrections and rehabilitation to participate in job shadowing activities, including: 1. Part…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-14 Denial of admission
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1. If the department of corrections and rehabilitation is beyond capacity and denies the admission of an inmate sentenced to the physical custody of the department, the department may use local jails or correctional facilities and negotiate the terms of the agreement with each fa…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-15 Housing task force - Report to legislative management
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish a task force on housing to address barriers to accessing housing for probationers, parolees, and other individuals released from the custody of the department. The housing task force must include representation f…
N.D.C.C. § 54-23.3-16 Criminal justice data - Report to legislative management
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in cooperation with the behavioral health division of the department of health and human services, representatives from each judicial district, and representatives from the adult services division, including parole and probatio…