N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-31-15: Wearing of masks during commission of criminal offense prohibited
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12.1 Criminal Code
- Chapter 12.1-31 Miscellaneous Offenses
1.An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of that individual's face:
a.With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other individual;
b.For the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification during the commission of a criminal offense;
c.For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense; or
d.With the intent to conceal the identity of the individual while congregating in a public place with other individuals wearing a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of the individual's face.
2.Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate Halloween, a masquerade, or other similar celebration.
3.A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
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