North Dakota § 38-08.1-07 Civil and criminal penalties

North Dakota Statutes

§ 38-08.1-07 — Civil and criminal penalties

North Dakota § 38-08.1-07

Title 38Mining and Gas and Oil Production

Ch. 38-08.1Geophysical Exploration Requirements

This text of North Dakota § 38-08.1-07 (Civil and criminal penalties) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 38-08.1-07 (2026).

Text

1.A person who violates any provision of this chapter or commission rule or order is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the commission not to exceed one thousand dollars for each offense, and each day's violation is a separate offense. A penalty imposed under this section, if not paid, may be recovered by the commission in the district court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in which any defendant resides if there is more than one defendant, or in the district court of any county in which the violation occurred. Payment of the penalty does not legalize the activity for which the penalty was imposed, or relieve the person upon whom the penalty was imposed from liability to any other person for damage caused by the violation.

2.Notwithstanding this section, a person who w

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

1. A person who violates any provision of this chapter or commission rule or order is
subject to a civil penalty imposed by the commission not to exceed one thousand
dollars for each offense, and each day's violation is a separate offense. A penalty
imposed under this section, if not paid, may be recovered by the commission in the
district court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in which any defendant
resides if there is more than one defendant, or in the district court of any county in
which the violation occurred. Payment of the penalty does not legalize the activity for
which the penalty was imposed, or relieve the person upon whom the penalty was
imposed from liability to any other person for damage caused by the violation.
2. Notwithstanding this section, a person who willfully violates any provision of this
chapter or a commission rule or order is guilty of a class C felony.