{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29.5-08","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 29-29.5-08","heading":"Disposition of cases involving confidential informants","body":"1.An informant agreement may be presented to the court at the time of sentencing. A court shall give consideration at sentencing to a confidential informant who has substantially complied with an informant agreement.\n2.After consideration of an informant agreement, a court may defer imposition of sentence or suspend a portion of a minimum mandatory sentence when a confidential informant has substantially complied with an informant agreement.\n3.If necessary to protect a confidential informant or the integrity of an ongoing investigation, a court may direct submission of sentencing memoranda in writing under seal when sentencing or deferring imposition of sentence of a confidential informant.\n4.If necessary to protect a confidential informant or the integrity of an investigation, a court may dispense with reporting departure from a mandatory sentence under subsection 3 of section 12.1-32-03.\n5.This section does not prohibit disposition of cases by deferral of prosecution with or without court approval.","path":["Title 29 Judicial Procedure, Criminal","Chapter 29-29.5 Confidential Informants"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c29-5.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"2fa0c8cbd93b9fe676e32488e890da9dd087c56b41dd53d60ea8f79430a0c8c0","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29.5-07","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29.6-01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}