{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-13","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 50-25.1-13","heading":"Penalty for failure to report - Penalty and civil liability for false reports","body":"Any individual required by this chapter to report or to supply information concerning a case of known or suspected child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse or neglect who willfully, as defined in section 12.1-02-02, fails to do so is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any individual who willfully, as defined in section 12.1-02-02, makes a false report, or provides false information that causes a report to be made, under this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor unless the false report is made to a law enforcement official, in which case the individual who causes the false report to be made is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. An individual who willfully makes a false report, or willfully provides false information that causes a report to be made, under this chapter is also liable in a civil action for all damages suffered by the person reported, including exemplary damages.","path":["Title 50 Public Welfare","Chapter 50-25.1 Child Abuse And Neglect"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c25-1.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"6408549b390582b84e5381d91b90944055f371ee6b9f12bc8d34de4226acdc30","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-12","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-50-25.1-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}