{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-17-13","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-17-13","heading":"Mandated intervention program for domestic violence offenders","body":"1.As used in this section, \"intimate partner\" means an offender's spouse, former spouse, current dating partner, recent former dating partner, or another individual with whom the offender has a child in common regardless of whether the offender and the individual are or have been married to each other, are or have been in a dating relationship with each other, or resided together at any time.\n2.The sentence for an offense under section 12.1-17-01, 12.1-17-01.1, 12.1-17-01.2, 12.1-17-02, 12.1-17-03, 12.1-17-04, 12.1-17-05, 12.1-17-07, 12.1-17-07.1, 12.1-18-02, 12.1-18-03, 12.1-21-05, 12.1-21-06.1, 12.1-31.2-02, or 14-07.7-07 against an intimate partner, must include an order to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program as determined by the court. A court may not order the offender to attend anger management classes or individual counseling unless a domestic violence offender intervention program is not reasonably available to the defendant and the court makes findings for the record explaining why an order to complete a domestic violence offender intervention program would be inappropriate.\n3.If an offender who is ordered to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program is assessed and determined to be inappropriate for the program by the program provider, a court may find the order to complete a domestic violence offender assessment and intervention program to be satisfied or may order the offender to complete other appropriate programming.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-17 Assaults - Threats - Coercion - Harassment"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c17.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4fae74eca745b0bc7aab87f8d315a5f7fb632c2f73cee553764bc4575b5107a5","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-17-12","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-17-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}