North Dakota § 12.1-23-06 Unauthorized use of a vehicle

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-23-06 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle

North Dakota § 12.1-23-06

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-23Theft and Related Offenses

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-23-06 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of an offense if, knowing that the person does not have the consent of the owner, the person takes, operates, or exercises control over an automobile, train, aircraft, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another.

2.It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed that the owner would have consented had the owner known of the conduct on which the prosecution was based.

3.The offense is a class C felony if the vehicle is an aircraft or if the value of the use of the vehicle and the cost of retrieval and restoration exceeds one thousand dollars. Otherwise the offense is a class A misdemeanor.

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1. A person is guilty of an offense if, knowing that the person does not have the consent
of the owner, the person takes, operates, or exercises control over an automobile,
train, aircraft, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another.
2. It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed
that the owner would have consented had the owner known of the conduct on which
the prosecution was based.
3. The offense is a class C felony if the vehicle is an aircraft or if the value of the use of
the vehicle and the cost of retrieval and restoration exceeds one thousand dollars.
Otherwise the offense is a class A misdemeanor.