North Dakota § 51-27-10 Fraudulent or misleading communications - Penalty

North Dakota Statutes

§ 51-27-10 — Fraudulent or misleading communications - Penalty

North Dakota § 51-27-10

Title 51Sales and Exchanges

Ch. 51-27Commercial Electronic Mail Consumer Protection

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N.D. Cent. Code § 51-27-10 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of a class C felony if, with intent to defraud or injure an individual, or with knowledge that the person is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by any other person:

a.The actor makes any communication that is not true and is calculated to mislead by purporting to be by or on behalf of another person without the authority or approval of that person; and

b.The actor uses that communication to induce, request, or solicit the individual to provide property or identifying information.

2.A person is guilty of a class C felony if, with intent to defraud or injure an individual, or with knowledge that a person is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by any other person:

a.The actor creates or operates a web page that falsely represents the actor

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1. A person is guilty of a class C felony if, with intent to defraud or injure an individual, or
with knowledge that the person is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by any
other person:
a. The actor makes any communication that is not true and is calculated to mislead
by purporting to be by or on behalf of another person without the authority or
approval of that person; and
b. The actor uses that communication to induce, request, or solicit the individual to
provide property or identifying information.
2. A person is guilty of a class C felony if, with intent to defraud or injure an individual, or
with knowledge that a person is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by any
other person:
a. The actor creates or operates a web page that falsely represents the actor as
being associated with another person without the authority or approval of that
person and the web page may induce a user of the internet to provide property or
identifying information; or
b. The actor alters a setting on a user's computer or similar device or software
program through which the user may search the internet, the alteration causes
the user to view a communication that falsely represents the actor as being
associated with another person, and the communication has been created or is
operated without the authority or approval of the other person and induces,
requests, or solicits the user to provide property or identifying information.