North Dakota § 51-16.1-04 Penalty - Civil remedies

North Dakota Statutes

§ 51-16.1-04 — Penalty - Civil remedies

North Dakota § 51-16.1-04

Title 51Sales and Exchanges

Ch. 51-16.1Pyramid Promotional and Referral Sales Schemes

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N.D. Cent. Code § 51-16.1-04 (2026).

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Any person, including the officers and directors of any company, violating any of the provisions of this chapter is:

1.Guilty of a class A misdemeanor, but a person who has been previously convicted of a class A misdemeanor under this chapter may be charged with and convicted of a class C felony for any violation which occurs after the previous conviction;

2.Deemed to have committed an unlawful practice in violation of section 51-15-02 and subject to all provisions, procedures, and penalties of chapter 51-15; and

3.Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, subject to the right of any purchaser in a pyramid promotional scheme or referral selling scheme to declare the sale or contract void and also subject to an action in a court of competent jurisdiction by any purchaser to recover

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Any person, including the officers and directors of any company, violating any of the
provisions of this chapter is:
1. Guilty of a class A misdemeanor, but a person who has been previously convicted of a
class A misdemeanor under this chapter may be charged with and convicted of a class
C felony for any violation which occurs after the previous conviction;
2. Deemed to have committed an unlawful practice in violation of section 51-15-02 and
subject to all provisions, procedures, and penalties of chapter 51-15; and
3. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, subject to the right of any purchaser in
a pyramid promotional scheme or referral selling scheme to declare the sale or
contract void and also subject to an action in a court of competent jurisdiction by any
purchaser to recover three times the damages sustained by the purchaser in
participating in the scheme, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs.