N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-16
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12-47-16. Duties of employees - May not engage in procuring pardon
Official statutory text
12-47-16. Duties of employees - May not engage in procuring pardon
All officers and persons employed in and about the penitentiary shall perform such duties in
the oversight and charge of the penitentiary, the use and care of the property belonging thereto,
and the custody, discipline, government, and employment of the inmates as shall be required of
them by the warden, in conformity to law and the rules and regulations of the penitentiary. No
officer or employee shall be engaged directly or indirectly in procuring a pardon for any person
confined therein. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be
removed immediately.
All officers and persons employed in and about the penitentiary shall perform such duties in
the oversight and charge of the penitentiary, the use and care of the property belonging thereto,
and the custody, discipline, government, and employment of the inmates as shall be required of
them by the warden, in conformity to law and the rules and regulations of the penitentiary. No
officer or employee shall be engaged directly or indirectly in procuring a pardon for any person
confined therein. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be
removed immediately.
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