{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-62.1-04-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-04-01","heading":"Definition of concealed","body":"A firearm or dangerous weapon is concealed if it is carried in such a manner as to not be discernible by the ordinary observation of a passerby. There is no requirement that there be absolute invisibility of the firearm or dangerous weapon, merely that it not be ordinarily discernible. A firearm or dangerous weapon is considered concealed if it is not secured, and is worn under clothing or carried in a bundle that is held or carried by the individual, or transported in a vehicle under the individual's control or direction and available to the individual, including beneath the seat or in a glove compartment. A firearm or dangerous weapon is not considered concealed if it is:\n1.Carried in a belt holster which is wholly or substantially visible or carried in a case designed for carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon and which is wholly or substantially visible;\n2.Locked in a closed trunk or luggage compartment of a motor vehicle;\n3.Carried in the field while lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping, or target shooting, whether visible or not;\n4.Carried by any person permitted by law to possess a handgun unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to that person's home or place of business, or to a place of repair, or back from those locations; or\n5.A bow and arrow, rifle, shotgun, unloaded handgun, or a weapon that will expel, or is readily capable of expelling, a projectile by the action of a spring, compressed air, or compressed gas including any such weapon commonly referred to as a BB gun, air rifle, or CO2 gun, while carried in a motor vehicle.","path":["Title 62.1 Weapons","Chapter 62.1-04 Concealed Weapons"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t62-1c04.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"310a8bc2395b90e0b4523dcf0337ea6ff2deafc34d13122f7f8a20c13dba730f","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-62.1-03-06","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-62.1-04-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}