North Dakota Code 12.1-31-01.1 – Disorderly conduct at a funeral – Penalty
1. For purposes of this section:
Attorney's Note
Under the North Dakota Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class A misdemeanor | up to 360 days | up to $3,000 |
| Class B misdemeanor | up to 30 days | up to $1,500 |
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 12.1-31-01.1
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. “Funeral” means the ceremonies, rituals, processions, and memorial services held at a funeral site in connection with the burial, cremation, or memorial of a deceased individual.
b. “Funeral site” means a church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home, mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other place at which a funeral is conducted or is scheduled to be conducted within the next hour or has been conducted within the last hour.
2. An individual is guilty of disorderly conduct at a funeral if the individual:
a. Engages, with knowledge of the existence of a funeral site, in any loud singing, playing of music, chanting, whistling, yelling, or noisemaking within one thousand feet [300.48 meters] of any ingress or egress of that funeral site if the volume of the singing, music, chanting, whistling, yelling, or noisemaking is likely to be audible at and disturbing to the funeral site; or
b. Displays, with knowledge of the existence of a funeral site and within one thousand feet [300.48 meters] of any ingress or egress of that funeral site, any visual images that convey fighting words or actual or veiled threats against any other individual.
3. Disorderly conduct at a funeral is a class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.