{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-18-08-09","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 18-08-09","heading":"Misconduct at fires - Penalty","body":"1.Every person who, at any unwanted fire, disobeys the lawful orders of a public officer or firefighter, or resists or interferes with the lawful efforts of any firefighter or company of firefighters to extinguish the fire, or acts in a manner calculated to prevent the fire from being extinguished, or forbids, prevents, or dissuades others from assisting to extinguish the fire, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.\n2.As used in this section, \"unwanted fire\" means a fire not used for cooking, heating, or recreational purposes or one not incidental to the normal operations of the property.","path":["Title 18 Fires","Chapter 18-08 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t18c08.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"6193a05584f7d21dbd73795ca1694814b323840255c6553ce67345cbf9dfddcd","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-18-08-08","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-18-08-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}