Abuse of alcohol or controlled substances defined
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-05-08
in effect14-05-08. Abuse of alcohol or controlled substances defined
Abuse of alcohol or controlled substances is that degree of use which disqualifies the
person a great portion of the time from properly attending to business or which reasonably
would inflict a course of great mental anguish upon the innocent party. For purposes of this
chapter, "controlled substance" means a substance as defined in section 19-03.1-01.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t14c05.pdf#nameddest=14-05-08Fetched: 10/16/2026
