CHAPTER 97
HOUSE BILL NO. 1294
(Representatives Roers Jones, M. Johnson, Jones, Klemin, Satrom, Vetter)
(Senators Bakke, Dwyer, Luick, Meyer, K. Roers)
AN ACT to create and enact section 12-60-16.12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the unauthorized dissemination of criminal history record information; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. Section 12-60-16.12 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:
12-60-16.12. Criminal history record information - Civil action - Penalty.
A person that disseminates, publishes, or maintains or causes to be disseminated, published, or maintained, the criminal history record information of an individual which pertains to that individual's charge or arrest for a criminal offense, and solicits, requests, or accepts money or other thing of value for removing the criminal history record information is civilly liable to that individual in the amount of five hundred dollars or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.
Approved March 31, 2021
Filed April 1, 2021
