North Dakota § 12.1-14-01 Official oppression

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-14-01 — Official oppression

North Dakota § 12.1-14-01

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-14Official Oppression - Elections - Civil Rights

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-14-01 (2026).

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A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if, knowing that his conduct is illegal, he:

1.Subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien, or other infringement of personal or property rights; or

2.Denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity.

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A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual
or purported capacity is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if, knowing that his conduct is illegal,
he:
1. Subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession,
assessment, lien, or other infringement of personal or property rights; or
2. Denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power,
or immunity.