N.D. Cent. Code § 12-60-13
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12-60-13. Court to ascertain criminal record of defendant - Furnish information of offense to the bureau
Official statutory text
12-60-13. Court to ascertain criminal record of defendant - Furnish information of
offense to the bureau.
The judge of the district court of the county in which a defendant is to be sentenced, or the
state's attorney or sheriff thereof, shall ascertain the criminal record of every defendant
convicted of a felony before sentence is passed on said defendant. The state's attorneys and
sheriffs, upon the request of the chief of the bureau or the attorney general, shall furnish to the
chief of the bureau a statement of facts relative to the commission or alleged commission of all
felonies within their respective counties upon such blanks or in such form as may be requested
by the chief of the bureau or the attorney general.
offense to the bureau.
The judge of the district court of the county in which a defendant is to be sentenced, or the
state's attorney or sheriff thereof, shall ascertain the criminal record of every defendant
convicted of a felony before sentence is passed on said defendant. The state's attorneys and
sheriffs, upon the request of the chief of the bureau or the attorney general, shall furnish to the
chief of the bureau a statement of facts relative to the commission or alleged commission of all
felonies within their respective counties upon such blanks or in such form as may be requested
by the chief of the bureau or the attorney general.
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