North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2167: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2025
Relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
What the bill says
An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty.
From the enrolled text, March 19, 2025:
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 29-26 and a new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost of digital forensic examinations and the establishment of an internet crime investigation fund; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide a penalty. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 29-26 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Cost of digital forensic examination. An individual convicted of a felony or misdemeanor shall, as part of the sentence imposed by the court, pay for the reimbursement of the cost of any digital forensic examination performed on any personal electronic device in the investigation and prosecution of the crime for which the defendant is convicted. The fee assessed may not exceed one hundred dollars for each defendant. All fees collected under this section must be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the internet crimes investigation fund established in section 2 of this Act. For purposes of this section, the term "personal electronic device" means any portable electronic device designed for and capable of wireless communication or electronic data retrieval, including a cellular telephone, tablet, laptop, computer, or two-way messaging device. SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 54-12 of the North Dakota Century Code is created …