North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-18-05 — Removal of child from state in violation of custody decree - Penalty
North Dakota § 12.1-18-05
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-18-05 (2026).
Text
Any person who intentionally removes, causes the removal of, or detains the person's own
child under the age of eighteen years outside this state with the intent to deny another person's
rights in violation of an existing custody decree is guilty of a class C felony. Detaining the child
outside this state in violation of the custody decree for more than seventy-two hours is prima
facie evidence that the person charged intended to violate the custody decree at the time of
removal.
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Related
State v. Hilgers
2004 ND 160 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
Aarin Nygaard v. Tricia Taylor
78 F.4th 995 (Eighth Circuit, 2023)
Nearby Sections
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§ 12.1-01-02
General purposes§ 12.1-01-03
Proof and presumptions§ 12.1-01-03.1
Presumption of age§ 12.1-01-04
General definitions§ 12.1-02-01
Basis of liability for offenses§ 12.1-02-02
Requirements of culpability§ 12.1-02-03
Mistake of fact in affirmative defenses§ 12.1-02-04
Ignorance or mistake negating culpability§ 12.1-02-05
Causal relationship between conduct and result§ 12.1-03-01
Accomplices§ 12.1-03-04
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