North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-21-03 — Failure to control or report a dangerous fire
North Dakota § 12.1-21-03
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-21-03 (2026).
Text
A person who knows that a fire which was started or maintained, albeit lawfully, by him or
with his assent is endangering life or a substantial amount of property of another is guilty of a
class A misdemeanor if he willfully fails either to take reasonable measures to put out or control
the fire when he can do so without substantial risk to himself or to give a prompt fire alarm.
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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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North Dakota § 12.1-21-03, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/12.1-21-03.