Exceptions to criminal liability
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-27.1-11
in effect12.1-27.1-11. Exceptions to criminal liability
Sections 12.1-27.1-01 and 12.1-27.1-03 shall not apply to the possession or distribution of
material in the course of law enforcement, judicial, or legislative activities; or to the possession
of material by a bona fide school, college, university, museum, or public library for limited
access for educational research purposes carried on at such an institution by adults only.
Sections 12.1-27.1-01 and 12.1-27.1-03 shall also not apply to a person who is returning
material, found to be obscene, to the distributor or publisher initially delivering it to the person
returning it.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c27-1.pdf#nameddest=12p1-27p1-11Fetched: 10/16/2026