{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-02-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-02-01","heading":"Basis of liability for offenses","body":"1.A person commits an offense only if the person engages in conduct, including an act, an omission, or possession, in violation of a statute which provides that the conduct is an offense.\n2.A person who omits to perform an act does not commit an offense unless the person has a legal duty to perform the act, nor shall such an omission be an offense if the act is performed on the person's behalf by a person legally authorized to perform it.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-02 Liability And Culpability"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c02.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"a4f3fb4846bc148a6ea17a0398726fb493d034fa989f2fc06728d2624d61e3a5","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-01-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-02-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}