{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-12-04","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-12-04","heading":"Trading in public office and political endorsement","body":"1.A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept, or offers, gives, or agrees to give, a thing of pecuniary value as consideration for approval or disapproval by a public servant or party official of a person for:\na.Appointment, employment, advancement, or retention as a public servant; or\nb.Designation or nomination as a candidate for elective office.\n2.In this section:\na.\"Approval\" includes recommendation, failure to disapprove, or any other manifestation of favor or acquiescence.\nb.\"Disapproval\" includes failure to approve or any other manifestation of disfavor or nonacquiescence.\nc.\"Party official\" means a person who holds a position or office in a political party, whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.\n3.Any appointment of a public servant made in violation of this section is void, but any official action taken by the appointee prior to conviction under this section is valid.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-12 Bribery - Unlawful Influence Of Public Servants"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c12.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"90b0bf8c058f93d5fe4a87c11d2144b6ddba356d63c36b315fc588e1f85ef22c","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-12-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-12-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}