North Dakota Code 54-03-17 – Punishment by each house for offenses
Each house of the legislative assembly may punish, by imprisonment, as for a contempt, any person who is guilty of one or more of the following offenses:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-03-17
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
1. Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the house or procuring such member or officer to be arrested in violation of the member’s or officer’s privilege from arrest.
2. Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the house and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings.
3. Refusing to attend and be examined as a witness either before the house, or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative proceedings.
4. Giving or offering a bribe to a member or attempting by menace or other corrupt means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving the member’s vote or to prevent the member giving the same.
The term of imprisonment which such house may impose for any contempt specified in this section may not continue beyond thirty days, nor extend beyond the same session of the legislative assembly.