An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; and to provide a penalty., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1361 (Representatives D. Johnston, Jonas, Kiefert, Schauer)
(Senators Myrdal, Boehm)
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
enacted as follows: Prohibited acts - Mandatory terms of imprisonment. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to mandatory minimum sentencing
requirements to be served without the benefit of parole as follows: 1. For a class AA felony, the court shall impose a minimum sentence of twenty years' imprisonment. 2. For a class A felony, the court shall impose a minimum sentence of ten years' imprisonment. 3. For a class B felony, the court shall impose a minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment.

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____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1361.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 87 Yeas 45

Nays 4 Nays 1

Absent 3 Absent 1

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State