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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-10-71: Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer - Penalty

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  1. Title 39 Motor Vehicles
  2. Chapter 39-10 General Rules Of The Road

1.A driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude, in any manner, a pursuing police vehicle or peace officer, when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, is guilty of a:

a.Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a subsequent offense within three years;

b.Class C felony if the driver violates this section while willfully fleeing during or after the commission of a felony; or

c.Class C felony if, at any time during the flight or pursuit, the driver willfully operates the vehicle in a manner constituting an inherent risk of death or serious bodily injury to a third person.

2.A signal complies with this section if the signal is perceptible to the driver and:

a.If given from a vehicle, the signal is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren, and the stopping vehicle is appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle; or

b.If not given from a vehicle, the signal is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren, and the officer is in uniform or prominently displays the officer's badge of office.

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