1.    Every individual while carrying a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon, for which a license to carry concealed is required, shall have on one’s person the license issued by this or another state or a digital image of one’s concealed firearm or dangerous weapon license issued by this state on an electronic device and shall give it to any active law enforcement officer for an inspection upon request by the officer. The failure of any individual to give the license or digital image of the license to the officer is prima facie evidence the individual is illegally carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 62.1-04-04

  • Dangerous weapon: includes any switchblade or gravity knife, machete, scimitar, stiletto, sword, dagger, or knife with a blade of five inches [12. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Law enforcement officer: means :

    a. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Possession: means an individual has:

    a. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01

  • 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
  • weapon: means any device that expels or is readily capable of expelling a projectile by the action of an explosive and includes any such device, loaded or unloaded, commonly referred to as a pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, machine gun, shotgun, bazooka, or cannon. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01

2.    Every individual carrying a concealed firearm under the authority granted in subsection 2 of section 62.1-04-02 shall inform a law enforcement officer of the individual’s possession of a concealed weapon upon the initiation of a traffic stop or any other in-person contact initiated by a law enforcement officer.

3.    Every individual carrying a concealed firearm under the authority granted in subsection 2 of section 62.1-04-02 shall have on one’s person a valid driver’s license or nondriver identification card issued by the department of transportation or by the individual’s state or territory of residence, or a digital image of one’s valid driver’s license or nondriver identification card on a mobile device and shall provide the license or card to any law enforcement officer for inspection upon request by the officer.

4.    An individual who violates this section is guilty of a noncriminal offense punishable by a fee of twenty dollars.