Title 12 — Corrections, Parole, and Probation
76 chapters · 247 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-30 Expense of transferring inmates to and from state hospital
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 111, § 6.
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-31 Discharge of offenders
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1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in coordination with the department of transportation, shall facilitate a process for offenders applying for photo identification, including a driver's license, nondriver identification card, temporary driver's license, or temp…
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-32 Cash payments - Office of management and budget may issue warrant
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Repealed by S.L. 1999, ch. 114, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-33 Warden may issue warrants of penitentiary
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Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 156, § 54. 12-47-34. Escapes from director's custody - Director may offer reward for recapture - Payment of reward - Use of firearms. 1. The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall adopt measures necessary for the detection an…
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-35 Governor may contract for transfer to federal institution
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Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 634, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-36 Records exempt - Confidential - Exceptions
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1. The case history records of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or its divisions or departments relating to persons in the custody or under the supervision and management of the division of adult services of the department of corrections and rehabilitation are exe…
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-37 Transporting of prisoners
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A prisoner who has been charged with, pled guilty to, or been convicted of a class A or class AA felony in this state may not be transported except by employees of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or by law enforcement officers or correctional officers employed by…
N.D.C.C. § 12-47-38 Director to contract for housing female inmates
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Repealed by S.L. 2009, ch. 118, § 4. 12-47-39. Definitions - Health care for chronically or terminally ill offenders - Notice to health care facility. 1. As used in this section: a. "Chronically ill" has the same meaning as in section 26.1-33.2-01. b. "Department" means the depar…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-01 Employment of offenders
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All offenders committed to the department of corrections and rehabilitation may be employed for the benefit of the state to the extent employment is available. 12-48-02. Director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation to make rules regarding employment of offenders. …
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03 Manner of employing offenders
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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation and the warden of the penitentiary shall attempt to employ all offenders committed to the legal and physical custody of the department in maintaining the penitentiary and penitentiary grounds, in carrying on the wor…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-03.3 Roughrider industries' operating fund - Bank of North Dakota
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Roughrider industries may establish its own operating fund in the Bank of North Dakota. Interest earned on the roughrider industries' operating fund shall be deposited in the state general fund. Roughrider industries may use its own manufacturing accounting system and must report…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-04 Inmates may be employed in improving roads and streets
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Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 156, § 54.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-05 Conditions for employing inmates outside of the penitentiary
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Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 156, § 54.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-06 Labor of inmates - Sale of articles produced
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Inmate labor may be used by the state in carrying on farming and ranching operations, or in any industry established at the penitentiary, and the state may dispose of the products of the farming and ranching enterprises. The industry products may be disposed as provided in sectio…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-06.1 Prison industry advisory committee
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Repealed by S.L. 2025, ch. 479, § 39.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-07 Tools and equipment
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The warden, under the direction of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, shall procure the machinery, tools, and equipment necessary to carry on and conduct the work and industries of the penitentiary. Procurement must be made by the warden according t…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-08 Penitentiary tannery
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Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 108, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-09 Manufacture of coffins at the penitentiary
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Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 108, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-10 Marking of coffins
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Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 108, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-11 Sale of coffins - Price - Use of proceeds
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Repealed by S.L. 1965, ch. 108, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-12 Manufacture and sale of license plates and road signs
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Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 114, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-13 Use of receipts from sale of license plates and road signs
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Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 114, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-14 Compensation of offenders
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Offenders who work at the penitentiary or in its prison industries shall receive compensation in an amount to be determined by the warden and approved by the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation within the limits of legislative appropriations for that purp…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-15 Disposition of inmate funds - Warden to keep account of inmate funds
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1. The warden of the penitentiary shall keep an account for each inmate. Not more than fifty percent of an inmate's penitentiary earnings, as provided by penitentiary rules, must be withheld from an inmate and deposited in a separate account for the inmate and may not be made ava…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-16 Disposition of earnings of inmate with dependents
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 111, § 6. 12-48-17. Disposition of earnings of inmate with dependents when more than fifty dollars in temporary aid account. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 111, § 6.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-18 Disposition of earnings of inmate who has no dependent relatives
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 111, § 6. 12-48-19. Disposition of earnings of inmate who has no dependent relatives when more than fifty dollars in temporary aid account. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 111, § 6.
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-20 Disposition of earnings of prisoner who escapes or violates parole
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The money in a prisoner's penitentiary or Bank of North Dakota two-signature account or any property belonging to a prisoner who escapes or violates the prisoner's parole shall be forfeited and used to pay the expense of the prisoner's apprehension and capture. Any of the prisone…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-21 Disposition of unclaimed money
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Any money which has been earned by any inmate and credited to his account shall be transferred to the general fund in the state treasury if such money is not claimed within one year after the inmate earning it has been released from the penitentiary unless the law makes other spe…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-22 Fines and restitution for misconduct of offender
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The warden, with the approval of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, shall institute and maintain a uniform system of fines and restitution for violation of department rules and when an offender causes personal injury or property damage. The warden m…
N.D.C.C. § 12-48-23 Employment of penitentiary inmates in book salvage - Receipts
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Repealed by S.L. 1977, ch. 114, § 3.
N.D.C.C. § 12-52-02 Aftercare granted on recommendation of superintendent
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No aftercare program may be provided for any person committed to the North Dakota youth correctional center or placed under the guardianship, control, and custody of the superintendent, unless the superintendent recommends the program to the director of the division of juvenile s…
N.D.C.C. § 12-52-04 Officer's or employee's return on order of recommitment
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The officer or employee executing an order of the director of the division of juvenile services for the apprehension and return of a person to the North Dakota youth correctional center shall endorse on the order a return of the officer's doings thereunder and deliver the same, t…
N.D.C.C. § 12-52-05 Officer's fee on recommitment - Exception
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The fee of any officer, except an officer or employee of the North Dakota youth correctional center, executing an order of the director of the division of juvenile services for the apprehension and return of a person to the North Dakota youth correctional center must be the same …
N.D.C.C. § 12-52-06 Parole violator guilty of misdemeanor
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673; 1975, ch. 109, § 8.
N.D.C.C. § 12-52-07 Discharge for good conduct
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The director of the division of juvenile services may discharge any student from the North Dakota youth correctional center at any time upon satisfactory evidence of reformation and as a reward for good conduct and diligence in study. If the student has no parent, guardian, or ot…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-01 State parole board - Membership
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The state parole board consists of six members, who must be qualified electors of the state, appointed by the governor for terms of three years, arranged so that the terms of two members must expire on December thirty-first of each year. One of the members must be a person experi…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-02 Meetings - Compensation - Rules
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The governor shall appoint a member of the parole board to be chairman. The chairman of the parole board shall designate three members of the parole board for each meeting of the parole board. Meetings of the parole board must be held in accordance with rules established by the p…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-03 Supplies - Regulations governing parole
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The board shall formulate rules and regulations governing the manner in which inmates may become eligible for discharge on parole.
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-04 Parole records - Inspection
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All parole records of the department of corrections and rehabilitation obtained in the discharge of official duty by any member of the parole board or employee of a division or department of the department of corrections and rehabilitation on behalf of the parole board may not be…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-05 Consideration by board
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Every inmate's eligibility for parole must be reviewed in accordance with the rules adopted by the parole board. The board shall consider all pertinent information regarding each inmate, including the circumstances of the offense, the presentence report, the inmate's family, educ…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-06 General powers of board
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The board may issue process requiring the presence of any person or officer before it, with or without books and papers, in any matters pending before said board. If any such person or officer disobeys the order of the board, the chairman, or acting chairman, of such board may ap…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-07 Requirements precedent to parole
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The parole board may grant parole to an inmate if the board is convinced the inmate will conform to the terms and conditions of parole the board or the department of corrections and rehabilitation may establish for the inmate. The department of corrections and rehabilitation may …
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-08 Medical paroles
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If an inmate, including an inmate whose sentence is subject to sections 12.1-32-02.1 and 12.1-32-09.1, and an inmate sentenced under subsection 1 of section 12.1-32-01, has a serious or terminal medical condition, the parole board may grant the inmate a medical parole. An inmate …
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-09 Inmates subject to jurisdiction of parole board
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All inmates sentenced to the legal and physical custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation are subject to the jurisdiction of the parole board, except when parole for the inmate is prohibited by statute.
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-10 Notice of parole review
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The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall provide written notice to the district court and state's attorney's office in the county or counties where judgment of conviction was entered against the inmate when the parole board is reviewing whether an inmate may be rele…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-11 Posting of notice of application in certain cases
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Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 116, § 41.
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-12 Board may reconsider action
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The board may reconsider its action in granting a parole to any individual at any time before the individual has been released and finally discharged from the penitentiary, a local correctional facility, a federal correctional facility, or a correctional facility of another state…
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-13 Indeterminate sentence - Release of prisoner to parole
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Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 116, § 41.
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-13.1 Indeterminate sentence - Board to determine maximum sentence
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Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 116, § 41.
N.D.C.C. § 12-59-14 Psychiatric evaluation - Transfer to state hospital
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The parole board may cause any person who has been paroled under the provisions of this chapter to be given psychiatric evaluation or to be transferred to the state hospital for diagnosis and disposition according to such conditions as may be prescribed by the board.