Penalty for failure to report - Penalty and civil liability for false reports
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-25.2-10
in effect50-25.2-10. Penalty for failure to report - Penalty and civil liability for false reports
1. Any person required to report under subsection 1 of section 50-25.2-03 who willfully
fails to do so is guilty of an infraction.
2. Any person who willfully makes a false report, or provides false information which
causes the report to be made, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor unless the false
report is made to a law enforcement official, in which case the person who causes the
false report to be made is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
3. A person who willfully makes a false report, or provides false information that causes a
report to be made, is liable in a civil action for all damages suffered by the person
reported.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c25-2.pdf#nameddest=50-25p2-10Fetched: 10/16/2026
