CHAPTER 105
SENATE BILL NO. 2116
(Government and Veterans Affairs Committee)
(At the request of the Adjutant General)
AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 12.1-05-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of deadly force when protecting nuclear assets; and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new subsection to section 12.1-05-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:
A member of the armed forces is justified in using deadly force when it reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the loss, theft, destruction, sabotage, or unauthorized control of a nuclear weapon, critical nuclear component, or nuclear explosive device.
SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. This Act is declared to be an emergency measure.
Approved March 23, 2021
Filed March 24, 2021
