North Dakota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1296 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2025

                    25.0236.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Koppelman, Heilman, Bolinske, Christianson, Frelich, Holle, M. Ruby, K. 
Anderson
Senators Castaneda, Meyer, Weston
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 62.1-04-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, 
relating to producing a license to carry a concealed firearm upon request from a law 
enforcement officer; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 62.1-04-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is 
amended and reenacted as follows:
62.1-04-04. Producing license upon request - Penalty.
1.EveryAn individual while carrying a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon, for which 
a license to carry concealed is required, shall have on one'sthe individual's person the 
license issued by this or another state or a digital image of one'sthe individual's 
concealed firearm or dangerous weapon license issued by this state on an electronic 
device and shall give itthe license or digital image of the license to any activea law 
enforcement officer for an inspection upon request by the officer. The failure of anyan 
individual to give the license or digital image of the license to the officer is prima facie 
evidence the individual is illegally carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed.
2.EveryAn individual carrying a concealed firearm under the authority granted in 
subsection 2 of section 62.1-04-02 shall inform a law enforcement officer of the 
individual's possession of a concealed weapon upon the initiation of a traffic stop or 
any other in-person contact initiated by a law enforcementfirearm if the officer inquires 
about the individual possessing a concealed firearm.
3.EveryAn individual carrying a concealed firearm under the authority granted in 
subsection 2 of section 62.1-04-02 shall have on one'sthe individual's person a valid 
driver's license or nondriver identification card issued by the department of 
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transportation or by the individual's state or territory of residence, or a digital image of 
one'sthe individual's valid driver's license or nondriver identification card on a mobile 
device and shall provide the license or card to anya law enforcement officer for 
inspection upon request by the officer.
4.An individual who violates this section is guilty of a noncriminal offense punishable by 
a fee of twenty dollars.
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