{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-16-06","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-16-06","heading":"Construction","body":"Sections 12.1-16-04 through 12.1-16-06 do not preclude the use of medications or procedures necessary to relieve a person's pain or discomfort if the use of the medications or procedures is not intentionally or knowingly prescribed or administered to cause the death of that person. In addition, sections 12.1-16-04 through 12.1-16-06 do not preclude the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment pursuant to state or federal law.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-16 Homicide"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c16.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"412ef8f8ec962c4abb6d33e4e8832a46ef2e08ef7087697740a3cd47dc9e67d1","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-16-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-16-07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}