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An act to provide for a legislative management study regarding a review of state laws relating to false accusations or false reports of a crime., the official text

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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1582 (Representatives Vetter, Christianson, S. Olson, Schauer, D. Johnston)
(Senators Clemens, Sickler, Castaneda, Cory)
AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding a review of state laws relating to false accusations or false reports of a crime.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - FALSE REPORTING. During the 2025-26
interim, the legislative management shall consider studying chapter 12.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to false accusations or false reports of a crime. The study must include input from the state's attorney's association and defense attorneys. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.

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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. 1582.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 84 Yeas 46

Nays 7 Nays 0

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
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