Title 6, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Transition – Transfer of firearms. Any properly registered firearm in the Commonwealth on the effective date of the Second Special Act for Firearms Enforcement may be transferred in accordance with the Commonwealth Weapons Control Act for 90 days after the Second Special Act for …

Transition – Firearms legally present in the Commonwealth. Any firearm that is properly registered in the Commonwealth on the effective date of the Second Special Act for Firearms Enforcement may be registered under Chapter 7 of this Division. Source: PL 19-73 § 9 (Dec. 1, 2016),…

Transition – Firearms waiting period. The Firearms waiting period as set forth in Chapter 10 of this Division shall not apply to any firearm properly registered in the Commonwealth until 90 days after the Second Special Act for Firearms Enforcement becomes law. Source: PL 19-73 §…

Transition – Firearms and ammunition ordered prior to the effective date of this Act. Any firearm or ammunition purchased and in transit to the Commonwealth on the effective date of the Second Special Act for Firearms Enforcement shall be exempt from 6 CMC § 2301(a) and 4 CMC § 1…

Transition – Regulations. (a) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to issue regulations to administer the Second Special Act for Firearms Enforcement. (b) The Department of Public Safety may authorize, by regulation, additional fees to administer the Second Special Act f…

Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this Act, unless otherwise specified or a different meaning is plainly required: (a) “Abuse the law” or “abuse the legal process” means to file, or threaten to file, a civil action the person knows is not legally justi…

Involuntary Servitude. A person commits the crime of involuntary servitude if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally subjects, or attempts to subject, another person to forced labor or services without due process of law. Source: PL 14-88, § 3 (1502).

Human Trafficking for Involuntary Servitude. A person commits the crime of human trafficking for involuntary servitude if the person: (a) Knowingly recruits, transports, entices, harbors, provides, or obtains by any means, another person, knowing or with the intent that the perso…

Sexual Servitude of a Minor. A person commits the crime of sexual servitude of a minor if the person: (a) Knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or procures by any means, a person under 18 years of age, with the intent of inducing the person to engage in any …

Transporting a Person for Purposes of Prostitution. A person commits the crime of transporting a person for prostitution if that person: (a) Knowingly recruits, transports, entices, harbors, provides, or obtains by any means, another person, knowing that the person will engage in…

Penalties. (a) Penalties. A person convicted of violating any section of this Act shall be sentenced as follows: (1) A person convicted of Involuntary Servitude (a violation of 6 CMC § 1502) may be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 20 years, a fine not to exceed $…

Right of Civil Action. An individual who is a victim of a violation under this Act may bring a subsequent civil action in the Commonwealth Superior Court. The court may award actual damages, punitive damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and other litigation costs reasonably incur…

Effect of Evidence of Initial Consent. Initial consent, if any, of an alleged victim to the particular labor or services in which they were alleged to have been held in violation of this Act, does not constitute a legal defense; it shall be for the trier of fact to determine whet…

Victim’s Right of Privacy. In the prosecution of persons under this Act, the Attorney General shall take all reasonable and legal measures to ensure that the identity of the victim and the victim’s family be kept confidential. Source: PL 14-88, § 3 (1511), modified. Commission Co…

Trafficking Victim Protection. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Office of Victim’s Rights, shall, no later than one year from the effective date of this statute, issue a report outlining how existing victim/witness laws and regulations respond to the needs of traffi…

Definitions. (a) “Act of Terrorism” (1) For purposes of this chapter means an act or acts constituting a specified offense as defined in subsection (d) of this section for which a person may be convicted in the criminal courts of the Commonwealth, or an act or acts constituting a…

Soliciting or Providing Support for an Act of Terrorism. (a) First Degree. (1) A person commits soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the second de…

Making a Terroristic Threat. (a) A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat when with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder…

Crime of Terrorism. (a) A person is guilty of a crime of terrorism when, with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or …

Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism. (a) First Degree. (1) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution of terrorism in the first degree when he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed an act of terrorism that resulted in the death of a person other than on…

Detention and Release of Witness. (a) Whenever the court has reason to believe that a witness may be intimidated or become unavailable at the trial, the witness may be detained as a material witness; provided, that no such person may be detained for a period of more than 21 days …

Witness Immunity. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Other information” includes any book, paper document, record, recording, or other material; (2) “Court of the Commonwealth” means the Commonwealth Superior Court and any appellate court thereof. (b) Whenever a witness refuses, o…

Witness to Outcry of Abuse. (a) This section applies to a proceeding in the prosecution of an offense under any provision involving child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, or any other offense committed against a child 16 years of age or younger or a person with a disability. (b) T…