N.D. Cent. Code § 12-54.1-03
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12-54.1-03. Meritorious conduct sentence reduction
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12-54.1-03. Meritorious conduct sentence reduction
Except as provided under section 12.1-32-09.1, offenders committed to the legal and
physical custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may receive a lump sum or
a monthly rate of meritorious conduct sentence reduction for outstanding performance or heroic
acts or as a special control and security measure, as provided by penitentiary and department
rules and upon written recommendation of a department multidisciplinary team. Meritorious
sentence reductions are in addition to sentence reductions under section 12-54.1-01 and may
be made only after a written recommendation is made by the warden and approved by the
director of the department. Any sentence reduction for special control or security measures may
not exceed two days good time per month per offender.
Except as provided under section 12.1-32-09.1, offenders committed to the legal and
physical custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation may receive a lump sum or
a monthly rate of meritorious conduct sentence reduction for outstanding performance or heroic
acts or as a special control and security measure, as provided by penitentiary and department
rules and upon written recommendation of a department multidisciplinary team. Meritorious
sentence reductions are in addition to sentence reductions under section 12-54.1-01 and may
be made only after a written recommendation is made by the warden and approved by the
director of the department. Any sentence reduction for special control or security measures may
not exceed two days good time per month per offender.
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