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North Dakota House Bill HB1503

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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Representatives Bolinske, Louser, S. Olson, Richter, D. Ruby, M. Ruby, Wolff
7+Senators Burckhard, Castaneda
8+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 of the North Dakota
9+Century Code, relating to punishment for causing injury while operating a vehicle under the
10+influence of alcohol; and to provide a penalty.
11+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
12+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 of the North Dakota
13+Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
14+2.An individual is guilty of criminal vehicular injury if the individual violates section
15+39-08-01 or an equivalent ordinance and as a result that individual causes substantial
16+bodily or serious bodily injury to another individual. Violation of this subsection is a
17+class CB felony. If an individual violates this subsection, the court shall impose at least
18+one year'syear and one day's imprisonment. If the individual violates this section after
19+having been previously convicted of a violation of section 39-08-01 or 39-08-03 or an
20+equivalent ordinance, the court shall impose at least two years' imprisonment.
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322 HOUSE BILL NO. 1503
4-(Representatives Bolinske, Louser, S. Olson, Richter, D. Ruby, M. Ruby, Wolff)
5-(Senators Burckhard, Castaneda)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code,
7-relating to punishment for causing injury while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol;
8-and to provide a penalty.
9-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 39-08-01.2 of the North Dakota Century Code
11-is amended and reenacted as follows:
12-2.An individual is guilty of criminal vehicular injury if the individual violates section 39-08-01 or
13-an equivalent ordinance and as a result that individual causes substantial bodily or serious
14-bodily injury to another individual. Violation of this subsection is a class CB felony. If an
15-individual violates this subsection, the court shall impose at least one year'syear and one
16-day's imprisonment. If the individual violates this section after having been previously
17-convicted of a violation of section 39-08-01 or 39-08-03 or an equivalent ordinance, the court
18-shall impose at least two years' imprisonment. H. B. NO. 1503 - PAGE 2
19-____________________________ ____________________________
20-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
21-____________________________ ____________________________
22-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
23-This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
24-Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1503.
25-House Vote: Yeas 87 Nays 3 Absent 4
26-Senate Vote:Yeas 43 Nays 2 Absent 2
27-____________________________
28-Chief Clerk of the House
29-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
30-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
31-____________________________
32-Governor
33-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
34-at ________ o’clock ________M.
35-____________________________
36-Secretary of State
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