{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.5-37","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 14-02.5-37","heading":"Pattern or practice case - Penalties","body":"1.On the request of the department, the attorney general may file a claim for relief in district court for appropriate relief if the department has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of a right granted under this chapter or a person has been denied a right granted by this chapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.\n2.In an action under this section, the court may award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this chapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this chapter; award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed fifty thousand dollars for a first violation and one hundred thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation.\n3.A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is a person aggrieved by the discriminatory housing practice or a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.","path":["Title 14 Domestic Relations And Persons","Chapter 14-02.5 Housing Discrimination"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t14c02-5.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"5f447c2ba4093b8462b1daaee43112bc9b9448934ed681e6effea20641881854","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.5-36","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.5-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}