23.1167.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2396
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Legislative Management
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 19-03.1-22.6 of the North
2 Dakota Century Code, relating to a special penalty for death or injury through distribution of
3 illegal drugs; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 19-03.1-22.6 of the North Dakota
6 Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
7 2. An individual is guilty of causing death or injury by distributing a controlled substance if
8 the individual willfully supplies another to deliver a controlled substance to an
9 individual who consumes the controlled substance and thatdelivers a controlled
10 substance, or supplies another to deliver or consume a controlled substance, and an
11 individual dies or is injured from overdosing after consuming a portion of thethat
12 controlled substance.
13 a. A violation of this section is a class A felony.
14 b. This section does not limit a conviction under chapter 12.1-16, but an individual
15 may not be found guilty of this section and an offense under chapter 12.1-16 if
16 the conduct arises out of the same course of conduct.
17 SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act becomes effective immediately upon its filing with
18 the secretary of state.
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Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 19-03.1-22.6
Enrollment: 19-03.1-22.6