23.0763.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2216
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senator Cleary
Representative Roers Jones
1 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-44.1 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code, relating to the confidentiality of defendant's contact information.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 12-44.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
5 and enacted as follows:
6 Defendant and law enforcement contact information - Confidential.
7 1. As used in this section, "critical incident" means:
8 a. An on or off-duty officer-involved shooting;
9 b. An on-duty officer motor vehicle collision involving death or serious bodily injury;
10 or
11 c. Any other on-duty officer incident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
12 2. The address and telephone number of a criminal defendant which is in the possession
13 of a correctional facility or correctional facility staff is a confidential record while the
14 defendant's case is pending trial or appeal.
15 3. Except as otherwise provided by law, the identity and any contact information of a law
16 enforcement officer involved in a critical incident is a confidential record until the
17 investigation is complete.
18 4. This section does not prohibit the dissemination of a defendant's address and
19 telephone number among law enforcement agencies and officers, or among
20 governmental agencies and employees engaged in official government business.
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Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Cleary: 44-04-18.3
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 44-04-18.3