N.D. Cent. Code § 12-47-37
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12-47-37. Transporting of prisoners
Official statutory text
12-47-37. Transporting of prisoners
A prisoner who has been charged with, pled guilty to, or been convicted of a class A or
class AA felony in this state may not be transported except by employees of the department of
corrections and rehabilitation or by law enforcement officers or correctional officers employed by
a governmental agency. For purposes of this section, "governmental agency" means an agency
or department of this state or of any political subdivision of this state, of another state or of a
political subdivision of another state, or of the United States.
A prisoner who has been charged with, pled guilty to, or been convicted of a class A or
class AA felony in this state may not be transported except by employees of the department of
corrections and rehabilitation or by law enforcement officers or correctional officers employed by
a governmental agency. For purposes of this section, "governmental agency" means an agency
or department of this state or of any political subdivision of this state, of another state or of a
political subdivision of another state, or of the United States.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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