Establishing correctional facilities - Correctional facility contracts - Regional corrections centers
N.D. Cent. Code § 12-44.1-02
in effect12-44.1-02. Establishing correctional facilities - Correctional facility contracts -
Regional corrections centers.
1. For the confinement of lawfully committed persons, the governing body of a county or
city shall:
a. Establish and maintain a correctional facility at county or city expense;
b. Contract for correctional facility services and use of correctional facilities with
another county or city that maintains a correctional facility or with the state or
federal government; or
c. Establish and maintain, pursuant to chapter 54-40 or 54-40.3 and this chapter, a
correctional facility in conjunction with other counties and cities.
2. Subject to the requirements of section 12-44.1-31, the governing body of a correctional
facility may contract with a state or a regional correctional center, county, or city of
another state for the confinement of lawfully committed state, county, or city inmates
from the other state.
3. The governing body of a correctional facility may contract with a state or a regional
correctional center, county, or city of another state for the confinement of lawfully
committed North Dakota inmates in a county, city, or regional correctional facility of
another state.
4. The governing body of a correctional facility may contract with another correctional
facility in this state for correctional services for purposes of safety, security, health and
medical reasons, or for correctional facility administration.
5. The governing body of a correctional facility may contract for the confinement of
inmates lawfully sentenced by a tribal court.
6. The governing body of a correctional facility may contract for correctional facility
services with a privately operated correctional facility. Contracts with private agencies
that provide correctional facility services may be entered into for up to seven years.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12c44-1.pdf#nameddest=12-44p1-02Fetched: 10/16/2026