N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-41-12: Immunity of minor

1.If the individual was a minor at the time of the offense and committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim, the individual is not criminally liable or subject to a juvenile delinquency proceeding under chapter 27-20.4 for:

a.Prostitution under section 12.1-29-03;

b.Misdemeanor forgery under section 12.1-24-01;

c.Misdemeanor theft offenses under chapter 12.1-23;

d.Insufficient funds or credit offenses under section 6-08-16;

e.Manufacture or possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance offenses under section 19-03.1-23; and

f.Drug paraphernalia offenses under chapter 19-03.4.

2.It is an affirmative defense to felony forgery, felony theft, and felony drug distribution that the individual was a minor at the time of the offense and committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim as defined by this chapter.

3.An individual who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is not criminally liable or subject to a juvenile delinquency proceeding under chapter 27-20.4 for prostitution if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense.

4.A minor who, under subsection 1 or 3, is not subject to criminal liability or a juvenile delinquency proceeding is presumed to be a child in need of services under chapter 50-25.1.

5.This section does not apply in a prosecution or a juvenile delinquency proceeding for patronizing a prostitute.