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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-HOUSE BILL NO. 1226
4-(Representatives Klemin, Heinert, D. Johnston, Motschenbacher, Porter, Rohr)
5-(Senators Axtman, Cory, Larson, Paulson)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
7-wearing a mask in a public place.
1+25.0890.02001
2+Title.03000
3+Adopted by the Senate Judiciary
4+Committee
5+Sixty-ninth
6+April 8, 2025
7+Legislative Assembly
8+of North Dakota
9+Introduced by
10+Representatives Klemin, Heinert, D. Johnston, Motschenbacher, Porter, Rohr
11+Senators Axtman, Cory, Larson, Paulson
12+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code,
13+relating to wearing a mask in a public place.
814 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
10-reenacted as follows:
15+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is
16+amended and reenacted as follows:
1117 12.1-31-15. Wearing of masks during commission of criminal offense prohibited.
12-1.An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any
13-portion of that individual's face:
18+1.An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or
19+conceals any portion of that individual's face:
1420 a.With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other individual;
15-b.For the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification during the
16-commission of a criminal offense; or
17-c.For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been charged
18-with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense.; or
19-d.With the intent to conceal the identity of the individual while congregating in a public
20-place with other individuals wearing a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or
21-conceals any portion of the individual's face.
22-2.Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate Halloween, a
23-masquerade, or other similar celebration.
24-3.A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor. H. B. NO. 1226 - PAGE 2
25-____________________________ ____________________________
26-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
27-____________________________ ____________________________
28-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
29-This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
30-Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1226.
31-House Vote: Yeas 57 Nays 32 Absent 5
32-Senate Vote:Yeas 42 Nays 4 Absent 1
33-____________________________
34-Chief Clerk of the House
35-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
36-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
37-____________________________
38-Governor
39-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
40-at ________ o’clock ________M.
41-____________________________
42-Secretary of State
21+b.For the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification
22+during the commission of a criminal offense; or
23+c.For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been
24+charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense.; or
25+d.With the intent to conceal the identity of the individual while congregating in a
26+public place with other individuals wearing a mask, hood, or other device that
27+covers, hides, or conceals any portion of the individual's face , despite a law
28+enforcement request to unmask .
29+2.Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate
30+Halloween, a masquerade, or other similar celebration.
31+3.A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
32+Page No. 1 25.0890.02001
33+ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1226
34+FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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