Refusal to testify

N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-10-03
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12.1-10-03. Refusal to testify 1. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if, without lawful privilege, he refuses: a. To answer a question pertinent to the subject under inquiry in an official proceeding before the legislative assembly, or one of its session or interim committees, and continues in such a refusal after the presiding officer directs him to answer, and advises him that his continuing refusal may make him subject to criminal prosecution; or b. To answer a question in any other official proceeding and continues in such refusal after a court or judge directs or orders him to answer and advises him that his continuing refusal may make him subject to criminal prosecution. 2. It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant complied with the direction or order before his refusal to do so substantially affected the proceeding.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c10.pdf#nameddest=12p1-10-03Fetched: 10/16/2026

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