N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-21

12-47-21. Alcoholic beverages and controlled substances prohibited - Physician's

orders - Use of tobacco - Weapons and firearms - Penalty.

1. It is unlawful for any person to willfully:

a. Manufacture or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled

substance, on or within any premises under the control of the department of

corrections and rehabilitation or any of its divisions.

b. Deliver a controlled substance to any inmate of the penitentiary, or to any other

person for redelivery to an inmate of the penitentiary. This subsection does not

apply to the possession, delivery, or administration of controlled substances by

the penitentiary pharmacy or agent of the penitentiary pharmacy or in accordance

with the orders or prescription of a licensed physician and the approval, except in

emergency circumstances, of the warden. Any person who violates this

subsection is guilty of a class A felony.

2. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to possess any controlled substance except in

accordance with the prescription or orders of a licensed physician. It is unlawful for a

penitentiary inmate to possess alcohol or alcoholic beverages. It is unlawful for a

penitentiary inmate to possess any tobacco except when the warden has authorized

possession of tobacco for religious purposes or when on authorized release from the

penitentiary. Any penitentiary inmate who violates this subsection with respect to:

a. Possession of a controlled substance is guilty of a class B felony.

b. Possession of alcohol or alcoholic beverages is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

c. Possession of tobacco is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

3. It is unlawful for any person to willfully deliver alcohol or alcoholic beverages to a

penitentiary inmate. It is unlawful for any person to willfully deliver tobacco to an

inmate except when the warden has authorized delivery of tobacco for religious

purposes or when the inmate is on an authorized release from the penitentiary. Any

person who violates this subsection by:

a. Delivery of alcohol or alcoholic beverages to a penitentiary inmate is guilty of a

class A misdemeanor.

b. Delivery of tobacco to a penitentiary inmate is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

4. It is unlawful for any person other than a penitentiary inmate to willfully possess a

controlled substance on or within any property under the control of the department of

corrections and rehabilitation or any of its divisions except when the person is an

authorized agent of the penitentiary pharmacy or except in accordance with the orders

or prescription of a licensed physician. Any person who violates this subsection is

guilty of a class B felony.

5. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to willfully procure, make, or possess any object,

including a shard made of any material or any weapon, firearm, ammunition, or

explosive material, intended to be used for an assault on another person or to damage

property. Any penitentiary inmate who violates this subsection with respect to:

a. A shard or weapon that is not a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in

section 62.1-01-01 is guilty of a class B felony.

b. Ammunition, a knife of any length, a weapon that is a dangerous weapon or

firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01, or explosive material is guilty of a

class A felony.

6. It is unlawful for any person to deliver or provide to a penitentiary inmate any object

intended to be used for an assault on another person or to damage penitentiary

property. Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:

a. A shard or weapon that is not a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in

section 62.1-01-01 is guilty of a class B felony.

b. Ammunition, a knife of any length, a weapon that is a dangerous weapon or

firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01 or is an explosive or destructive device is

guilty of a class A felony.
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property. Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:

a. A shard or weapon that is not a dangerous weapon or firearm as defined in

section 62.1-01-01 is guilty of a class B felony.

b. Ammunition, a knife of any length, a weapon that is a dangerous weapon or

firearm as defined in section 62.1-01-01 or is an explosive or destructive device is

guilty of a class A felony.

7. As used in this section, "controlled substance" is as defined in section 19-03.1-01 and

includes counterfeit substances as defined in section 19-03.1-01. As used in this

section, "willfully" is as defined in section 12.1-02-02. As used in this section, "alcohol"

and "alcoholic beverage" are as defined in section 5-01-01. As used in this section,

"tobacco" means any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, or tobacco in

any form in which it may be used for smoking or chewing. As used in this section, a

wireless electronic communications device includes a cellular telephone, personal

digital assistant, pager, mobile broadband card, internet router, digital camera,

two-way radio, modem, or any other electronic device capable of wireless

transmission, reception, interception, or storage of oral communications, text,

electronic mail, video or photograph images, data signals, or radio communications,

and also includes a component of a wireless electronic device, regardless whether the

component itself is able to transmit, store, or receive oral communications, text,

electronic mail, video or photograph images, data signals, or radio communications. A

wireless electronic communications device does not include a medically prescribed

device or any other device approved by the department.

8. a. It is unlawful for a penitentiary inmate to willfully manufacture, possess, or use a

wireless electronic communications device on or within any premises under the

control of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or any of its divisions

except as authorized by the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

b. It is unlawful for any person to willfully deliver, or possess with intent to deliver, a

wireless electronic communications device to a penitentiary inmate or to any

person for redelivery to a penitentiary inmate, or to allow a penitentiary inmate to

possess or use a wireless electronic communications device, on or within any

premises under the control of the department of corrections and rehabilitation or

any of its divisions except as authorized by the department of corrections and

rehabilitation.

c. A violation of this subsection is a class C felony.