{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-32-12","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-32-12","heading":"Penalties, sentences, and parole for offenses unclassified and in other titles","body":"Where an offense is defined by a statute or by the constitution without specification of its classification pursuant to section 12.1-32-01, the offense is punishable as provided in the statute or constitutional provision defining it, or:\n1.If the offense is declared to be a felony, without further specification of punishment, it is punishable as if it were a class C felony.\n2.If the offense is declared to be a misdemeanor, without further specification of punishment, it is punishable as if it were a class A misdemeanor. The sentencing alternatives available under section 12.1-32-02 are available to a court sentencing an offender for commission of an offense defined by a statute outside this title.","path":["Title 12.1 Criminal Code","Chapter 12.1-32 Penalties And Sentencing"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c32.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"2f25abaac6dd3d4471b3c34a80291da499acde51f39cd58ba7f477caef9b6a9f","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-32-11","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-12.1-32-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}