North Dakota § 12.1-13-04 Impersonating officials

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-13-04 — Impersonating officials

North Dakota § 12.1-13-04

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-13Confidential Information - Conflict of Interest - Impersonation

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-13-04 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of an offense if he falsely pretends to be:

a.A public servant, other than a law enforcement officer, and acts as if to exercise the authority of such public servant.

b.A public servant or a former public servant and thereby obtains a thing of value.

c.A law enforcement officer.

2.It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the pretended capacity did not exist or the pretended authority could not legally or otherwise have been exercised or conferred.

3.An offense under subdivision b or c of subsection 1 is a class A misdemeanor. An offense under subdivision a of subsection 1 is a class B misdemeanor.

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1. A person is guilty of an offense if he falsely pretends to be:
a. A public servant, other than a law enforcement officer, and acts as if to exercise
the authority of such public servant.
b. A public servant or a former public servant and thereby obtains a thing of value.

c. A law enforcement officer.
2. It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the pretended capacity did not
exist or the pretended authority could not legally or otherwise have been exercised or
conferred.
3. An offense under subdivision b or c of subsection 1 is a class A misdemeanor. An
offense under subdivision a of subsection 1 is a class B misdemeanor.