North Dakota § 12.1-41-17 Eligibility for benefit or service

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-41-17 — Eligibility for benefit or service

North Dakota § 12.1-41-17

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-41Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-41-17 (2026).

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1.A victim is eligible for a benefit or service available through the state, including compensation under chapter 54-23.4, regardless of immigration status.

2.A minor who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is eligible for a benefit or service available through the state, regardless of immigration status.

3.As soon as practicable after a first encounter with an individual who reasonably appears to law enforcement to be a victim or a minor who has engaged in commercial sexual activity, the law enforcement agency shall notify the victim services division of the department of corrections and rehabilitation that the individual may be eligible for a benefit or service under the law of this state.

4.For purposes of this section, "a benefit or service available through the state" does n

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1. A victim is eligible for a benefit or service available through the state, including
compensation under chapter 54-23.4, regardless of immigration status.
2. A minor who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is eligible for a benefit or
service available through the state, regardless of immigration status.
3. As soon as practicable after a first encounter with an individual who reasonably
appears to law enforcement to be a victim or a minor who has engaged in commercial
sexual activity, the law enforcement agency shall notify the victim services division of
the department of corrections and rehabilitation that the individual may be eligible for a
benefit or service under the law of this state.
4. For purposes of this section, "a benefit or service available through the state" does not
include a benefit or service of a program administered by the department of health and
human services using federal or special funds, if the victim or minor does not meet
program eligibility requirements including an eligibility requirement that is based on
immigration status.