25.0807.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives D. Johnston, Bolinske, Frelich, Heilman, K. Anderson, Steiner, Wolff,
VanWinkle
Senators Myrdal, Wobbema, Paulson, Cory
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-19 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to protection of a student victim of sexual assault.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-19 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
and enacted as follows:
Student sexual assault - Victim protection.
1.As used in this section:
a."Convicted student" means a student enrolled in a school who is adjudicated or
convicted of committing sexual assault upon another student enrolled in the
same school.
b."Sexual assault" means a nonconsensual offense under chapter 12.1 - 20 for
which "sexual act" or "sexual contact", as defined in section 12.1 - 20 - 02, is an
element.
2.A convicted student may not attend the same school as the victim of sexual assault
committed by the convicted student.
3.A school shall ensure a convicted student is not present at the school by:
a.Expelling a convicted student;
b.Transferring a convicted student to an alternative education program, which may
include virtual education; or
c.Transferring a convicted student to another school.
4.Upon adjudication or conviction of a convicted student, a court shall provide the school
in which the convicted student is enrolled with notice of the court's findings that are
relevant under this section.
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