{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31-15","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-31-15","heading":"Wearing of masks during commission of criminal offense prohibited","body":"1.An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of that individual's face:\na.With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other individual;\nb.For the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification during the commission of a criminal offense;\nc.For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense; or\nd.With the intent to conceal the identity of the individual while congregating in a public place with other individuals wearing a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of the individual's face.\n2.Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate Halloween, a masquerade, or other similar celebration.\n3.A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-31 Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c31.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"77f1a1401093984e32d43588ddf9e7789b141ab71d00d8d2d8bab3e68cfaf1b1","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31-14","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-31.2-01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}