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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A person is guilty of a class C felony if, within this state, he manufactures, assembles, possesses, transports, or sells an electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing that the design of such device renders it primarily useful to the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire or oral communications.
2. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he places, in a newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication published in this state, an advertisement of an electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for surreptitious interception of wire or oral communications, or knowing that such advertisement promotes the use of such device for surreptitious interception of wire or oral communications.
3. It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor was:
a. An officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, a communications common carrier, acting within the normal course of the business of the communications common carrier; or
b. A public servant acting in the course of his official duties or a person acting within the scope of a government contract made by a person acting in the course of his official duties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 12.1. Criminal Code § 12.1-15-03. Traffic in intercepting devices - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-12-1-criminal-code/nd-cent-code-sect-12-1-15-03/
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