N.D. Cent. Code § 12-46-26
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12-46-26. Restrooms and shower rooms exclusively for males or exclusively for females
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12-46-26. Restrooms and shower rooms exclusively for males or exclusively for
females.
1. At the North Dakota youth correctional center, a restroom or shower room accessible
by multiple inmates at the same time must be designated for use exclusively for males
or exclusively for females.
2. At the North Dakota youth correctional center, a restroom or shower room designated
for one sex may be used only by members of that sex.
3. An administrator, an officer, or an employee shall provide a reasonable
accommodation for a child placed at the North Dakota youth correctional center,
including a transgender or gender-nonconforming child, as deemed appropriate by the
administrator.
females.
1. At the North Dakota youth correctional center, a restroom or shower room accessible
by multiple inmates at the same time must be designated for use exclusively for males
or exclusively for females.
2. At the North Dakota youth correctional center, a restroom or shower room designated
for one sex may be used only by members of that sex.
3. An administrator, an officer, or an employee shall provide a reasonable
accommodation for a child placed at the North Dakota youth correctional center,
including a transgender or gender-nonconforming child, as deemed appropriate by the
administrator.
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