North Dakota § 23-09-08 Bolts or locks to be supplied on doors of sleeping rooms

North Dakota Statutes

§ 23-09-08 — Bolts or locks to be supplied on doors of sleeping rooms

North Dakota § 23-09-08

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-09Food and Lodging Establishments and Assisted Living Facilities

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Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 23-09-08 (2026).

Text

The doors of all rooms used for sleeping purposes in any lodging establishment within this
state must be equipped with proper bolts or locks to permit the occupants of such rooms to lock
or bolt the doors securely from within the rooms. The locks or bolts must be constructed in a
manner that renders it impossible to unbolt or unlock the door from the outside with a key or
otherwise, or to remove the key therefrom from the outside, while the room is bolted or locked
from within. Any lodging establishment proprietor who fails to comply with this section is guilty of
a class B misdemeanor.

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The doors of all rooms used for sleeping purposes in any lodging establishment within this
state must be equipped with proper bolts or locks to permit the occupants of such rooms to lock
or bolt the doors securely from within the rooms. The locks or bolts must be constructed in a
manner that renders it impossible to unbolt or unlock the door from the outside with a key or
otherwise, or to remove the key therefrom from the outside, while the room is bolted or locked
from within. Any lodging establishment proprietor who fails to comply with this section is guilty of
a class B misdemeanor.