11. Specification of any known crimes of violence committed by a target offender.
29-29.5-06. Death of a confidential informant.
Upon the death of a confidential informant, the supervising law enforcement agency shall withdraw from the investigation of the death of its confidential informant. The supervising law enforcement agency promptly shall notify the attorney general of its withdrawal from the investigation, and the attorney general shall authorize an independent law enforcement agency investigation.
29-29.5-07. Reporting violations of this chapter.
1. An individual may report a suspected violation of this chapter to the appropriate law enforcement agency administration. The law enforcement agency shall investigate any reported violation within twenty days from receiving the complaint and, within forty-five days from receiving the complaint, make a written determination on whether a violation occurred. Upon completion, the law enforcement agency shall forward the written report to the individual who filed the initial complaint and to the peace officer standards and training board for review. An individual who filed a report for a suspected violation may seek additional remedies from the peace officer standards and training board.
2. A licensed peace officer or a prosecutor who reasonably believes a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency has violated this chapter shall file a written report with the peace officer standards and training board.
29-29.5-08. Disposition of cases involving confidential informants.
1. An informant agreement may be presented to the court at the time of sentencing. A court shall give consideration at sentencing to a confidential informant who has substantially complied with an informant agreement.
2. After consideration of an informant agreement, notwithstanding section 19-03.1-23.2, a court may defer imposition of sentence or suspend a portion of a minimum mandatory sentence when a confidential informant has substantially complied with an informant agreement.
3. If necessary to protect a confidential informant or the integrity of an ongoing investigation, a court may direct submission of sentencing memoranda in writing under seal when sentencing or deferring imposition of sentence of a confidential informant.
4. If necessary to protect a confidential informant or the integrity of an investigation, a court may dispense with reporting departure from a mandatory sentence under subsection 3 of section 12.1-32-03.
5. This section does not prohibit disposition of cases by deferral of prosecution with or without court approval.
Approved April 24, 2017
Filed April 25, 2017
