Title 6, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Robbery. (a) A person commits the offense of robbery if he or she takes property from the person of another, or from the immediate control of another, by use or threatened use of immediate force or violence. (b) A person convicted under this section may be punished: (1) By impris…

Kidnapping. (a) A person commits the offense of kidnapping: (1) If he or she unlawfully removes another from the victim’s place of residence or business or a substantial distance from the vicinity where the person finds the victim; or (2) If he or she unlawfully confines another …

False Arrest. (a) A person commits the offense of false arrest if he or she unlawfully detains another by force and against the other person’s will, then and there not being in possession of authority to do so. (b) A person convicted under this section may be punished by imprison…

Criminal Coercion. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal coercion if he or she intentionally compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which the victim has a legal right to abstain, or to abstain from conduct in which the victim has a legal right to engag…

Usurping Control of Aircraft. (a) A person commits an offense if, by force, threat of force, or deception he or she usurps and controls directly or through another an aircraft. (b) A person convicted under this section may be punished by a maximum term of life imprisonment. Sourc…

Mutiny on a Vessel. (a) A person commits an offense if, by force, threat of force, or deception, he or she usurps command of a vessel. (b) A person convicted under this section may be punished: (1) If the offense or attempt to commit the offense occurs on the high seas, by impris…

Resisting Arrest. (a) A person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer, in the discharge, or attempt to discharge, any duty of his or her office commits the offense of resisting arrest. (b) “Law enforcement officer” includes any police officer of t…

Title. This article shall be known and cited as the Commonwealth “Man-Amko” Physical Abuse and Mental Cruelty Act. Source: PL 9-21, § 1, modified. Commission Comment: PL 9-21 took effect January 16, 1995. According to PL 9-21, §§ 2 and 4: Section 2. Legislative Intent. The Legisl…

Definition. For the purpose of this article, the following words are defined as follows: (a) “Man-amko” means all persons residing within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and who have reached the age of 55 years and over. (b) “Commonwealth” means the Commonwealth …

Senior Citizen Physical Abuse and/or Mental Cruelty. (a) A person commits the offense of “man-amko” physical abuse if he or she willfully, knowingly, and intentionally endangers, hurts, ill-treats, mistreats, mishandles, victimizes, strikes, beats or in any manner inflicts physic…

Duty to Report. (a) Any physician or other hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment of persons, or any medical examiner or coroner, dentist, physical therapist, religious healer, social worker, peace officer or law enforcement official who comes…

Immunity From Liability. Any person making an accurate, true, or good faith report shall be immune from criminal or civil liability which might arise from such action. Source: PL 9-21, § 7.

Failure to Report. Any person who willfully, knowingly, intentionally, or deliberately fails to report and who is required to report under 6 CMC § 1454, upon conviction, shall be sentenced and punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days,…

Protection. (a) Any Commonwealth police officer, peace officer, law enforcement official, hospital agency or personnel may take any member of the “man-amko” suspected of being physically abused or otherwise victimized pursuant to 6 CMC §§ 1453(a) or 1453(b) into protective custod…

Annual Report. The Attorney General shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an annual report on “manamko” mental cruelty and physical abuse cases. The annual report shall also describe the specific measures adopted …

Definitions. (a) In this Act, (1) “Domestic violence” and “crime involving domestic violence” mean one or more of the following offenses or an offense under a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having elements similar to these offenses, or an attempt to commit the offense, …

Interfering With a Domestic Violence Report. (a) A person, other than the victim, commits the crime of interfering with a domestic violence report if the person knowingly interferes with another person who is reporting or attempting to report a crime involving domestic violence t…

Unlawful Contact. (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful contact if the person: (1) Is arrested for a crime involving domestic violence, and before the person’s initial appearance before a judge, the person initiates communication or attempts to communicate with the alleged v…

Violating an Order for Protection. (a) A person commits the crime of violating an order for protection if the person is subject to an order for protection containing a provision listed in section 205(c) or 206(b) or (c), as enacted by Public Law 12-19, codified in 8 CMC §§ 1915(c…

Duties of Law Enforcement Officer in a Crime Involving Domestic Violence. (a) A law enforcement officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence shall protect the victim and any member of the victim’s family and prevent further violence by (1) Transporting an adult victi…

Notification to Victims of Domestic Violence. (a) A law enforcement officer investigating a crime involving domestic violence shall orally and in writing inform the victim of the rights of victims of domestic violence and the services available to them. The notice must be in subs…

Mandatory Arrest for Crimes Involving Domestic Violence Violation of Protective Orders, and Violation of Conditions of Release. (a) Except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section, a law enforcement officer, with or without a warrant, shall arrest a person if the officer has pro…

Strangulation. (a) In this section: (1) “Strangle” means to impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure to the throat or the neck of the other person, or by blocking the nose or the mouth of the other person. (2) “Household membe…

Special Evidentiary Standards in Domestic Violence Actions. (a) Every party in a criminal or civil action involving domestic violence forfeits the right to object to a statement on hearsay and confrontation clause grounds when the party engaged in conduct, or acquiesced to conduc…

Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “Course of conduct” means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens…

Stalking. (a) Any person who purposefully engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person and knows or should know that the course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emoti…

Definitions. (a) The term “traffic” as used in this chapter means transport; transfer, or otherwise dispose of, to another, as consideration for anything of value, or to make or obtain control of with intent so to transport, transfer, or dispose of. (b) The term “registered mark”…

Counterfeiting of Registered Trademarks. (a) Whoever intentionally and knowingly reproduces, counterfeits, copies, or colorably imitates a registered mark and applies such reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, recept…

Using or Trafficking Counterfeit Goods or Services. (a) Whoever intentionally and knowingly: (1) Uses in commerce any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable limitation of a registered mark in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of any …

Enforcement. (a) Any goods to which the forged or counterfeit trademarks or service marks are attached or affixed, or any tools or other reproduction materials for the reproduction of any specific forged or counterfeit trademark or service mark, which are produced or possessed in…

Aiding and Abetting the Trafficking of Counterfeit Goods. (a) A person is guilty of aiding or abetting the trafficking of counterfeit goods who: (1) Solicits a person to purchase counterfeit goods; (2) Knowingly transports counterfeit goods into, out of, or within the CNMI; (3) K…

Restitution. (a) In addition to any punishment ordered under this Act, the court shall order any persons found in violation of this Act to make restitution to the owner of the registered or protected trademark, to the CNMI Government, or to the CNMI Customs Office, as the case ma…

Sale or Lease of Real Property. No owner, officer, employee, or agent who provides, rents, leases, licenses, or sells real property upon which a violation of this Act occurs shall be subject to criminal penalty under this section unless he or she is proven to have actual knowledg…

Definitions. As used in this chapter, the phrase “product or substance containing any chemical material having the property of releasing toxic vapors and fumes” shall mean and include, but not be limited to, any product or substance containing one or more of the following chemica…

Prohibited Acts. (a) No person shall breathe, smell, inhale or ingest any product or substance containing a chemical material having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, or the fumes or vapors thereof, for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication, stupefica…

Presumptions and Defenses. (a) In a prosecution for violation of this chapter, evidence that a container lists one or more of the products or substances described in 6 CMC § 2401 as one of its ingredients shall be prima facie evidence that the product or substance in such contain…

Penalties and Procedures. (a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon a first conviction, be imprisoned for not more than 90 days or fined not more than $500, or both. (b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a…

Exemptions. (a) This chapter shall not apply to the sale of gasoline and other motor fuels if the gasoline or motor fuel is deposited directly into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, boat or other motorized vehicle. (b) This chapter shall not apply to the use or administration of …

Possession or Removal of Government Property. It is unlawful for any person, without proper authority, to have in his or her possession or remove from its location any property of any kind, wherever situated, of the government of the United States or of the Commonwealth governmen…

Tampering with Mail. Every person who, without authority, opens, or destroys any mail not directed to him, shall upon conviction thereof be imprisoned not more than six months, or fined not more than $100, or both. Source: 11 TTC § 1402.

Unauthorized Disposition of Certain Foods. Every person who, having any responsibility for disposition of any food commodity donated under any program of the United States government or the Commonwealth government, willfully makes any unauthorized disposition of such food commodi…

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 401. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to require enhanced sentencing and to provide criteria for imposition of enhanced sentencing of defendants for crimes motivated by hate. Source: PL 22-32, § 2(102) (Jan. 31, 2023), modified. Commission Comment: Leg…

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 402. Hate Crimes. (a) A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified offense and either: (1) intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be committed in whole or in part because of a belief or percep…

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 403. Sentencing. A person who is convicted of a specified offense under this chapter shall be subject to an extended term of imprisonment and/or penalty under this Section if the finder of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person has committed a h…

Right to Bail. (a) Any person arrested for a criminal offense, other than murder in the first degree, shall be entitled as a matter of right to be released on bail before conviction; provided, however, that no person may be so released while so under the influence of intoxicating…

Who May Fix Bail; Allowing Bail After Conviction. (a) In the case of any person arrested for a criminal offense, other than murder in the first degree, the court or any official authorized to issue a warrant may fix the bail prior to conviction. This may be done at the time of is…