North Dakota § 12-47-18 Director has custody of inmates pursuant to terms of sentence

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12-47-18 — Director has custody of inmates pursuant to terms of sentence

North Dakota § 12-47-18

Title 12Corrections, Parole, and Probation

Ch. 12-47The Penitentiary

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-18 (2026).

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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall be responsible for
offenders committed to the legal and physical custody of the department. The director shall
retain, confine, and imprison each offender committed to the department until the expiration of
the offender's sentence or until the offender is lawfully entitled to release. The director shall care
for, govern, and make an effort to employ all offenders in conformity with their sentences and in
the manner prescribed by law and the rules and regulations lawfully adopted for the conduct of
the penitentiary and the department.

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The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall be responsible for
offenders committed to the legal and physical custody of the department. The director shall
retain, confine, and imprison each offender committed to the department until the expiration of
the offender's sentence or until the offender is lawfully entitled to release. The director shall care
for, govern, and make an effort to employ all offenders in conformity with their sentences and in
the manner prescribed by law and the rules and regulations lawfully adopted for the conduct of
the penitentiary and the department.