N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-31
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12-47-31. Discharge of offenders
Official statutory text
12-47-31. Discharge of offenders
1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in coordination with the department
of transportation, shall facilitate a process for offenders applying for photo
identification, including a driver's license, nondriver identification card, temporary
driver's license, or temporary nondriver identification card.
2. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall provide an offender released
from the department appropriate clothing and transportation to a reasonable point as
specified in the release plan, based upon need.
3. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in cooperation with the department of
health and human services, shall connect all eligible offenders to Medicaid assistance
or other health and human services programs before the offender is released from the
department.
1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in coordination with the department
of transportation, shall facilitate a process for offenders applying for photo
identification, including a driver's license, nondriver identification card, temporary
driver's license, or temporary nondriver identification card.
2. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall provide an offender released
from the department appropriate clothing and transportation to a reasonable point as
specified in the release plan, based upon need.
3. The department of corrections and rehabilitation, in cooperation with the department of
health and human services, shall connect all eligible offenders to Medicaid assistance
or other health and human services programs before the offender is released from the
department.
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