{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-39-10-71","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 39-10-71","heading":"Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer - Penalty","body":"1.A driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude, in any manner, a pursuing police vehicle or peace officer, when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, is guilty of a:\na.Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a subsequent offense within three years;\nb.Class C felony if the driver violates this section while willfully fleeing during or after the commission of a felony; or\nc.Class C felony if, at any time during the flight or pursuit, the driver willfully operates the vehicle in a manner constituting an inherent risk of death or serious bodily injury to a third person.\n2.A signal complies with this section if the signal is perceptible to the driver and:\na.If given from a vehicle, the signal is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren, and the stopping vehicle is appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle; or\nb.If not given from a vehicle, the signal is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren, and the officer is in uniform or prominently displays the officer's badge of office.","path":["Title 39 Motor Vehicles","Chapter 39-10 General Rules Of The Road"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c10.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"740f5586e17acc8d8800ff54ee8bc0c7d6351c23815c233ba99015297e17d1ca","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-39-10-70","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-39-10-71.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}