North Dakota Code 12.1-35-01 – Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 12.1-35-01
- action: means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Harm: means loss, disadvantage, or injury to the person affected, and includes loss, disadvantage, or injury to any other person in whose welfare the person affected is interested. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Sex: means the biological state of being male or female, based on the individual's nonambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous hormone profiles at birth. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Child” means an individual under the age of eighteen years.
2. “Child development specialist” means an individual who demonstrates educational and work experience exhibiting an understanding of child development and behavior.
3. “Court” means a forum established by law for the adjudication of juvenile petitions, criminal complaints, informations, or indictments.
4. “Family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a victim.
5. “Prosecuting attorney” includes city attorney, state‘s attorney, attorney general, or their assistants.
6. “Sex offense” includes all sex offenses defined as such in chapter 12.1-20.
7. “Victim” means a living child who has suffered direct or threatened physical, financial, or emotional harm as a result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime.
8. “Witness” means any living child who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify in a criminal case whether or not any action or proceeding has been commenced.