North Dakota Century Code Title 14. Domestic Relations and Persons § 14-07.7-16. Transmittal to bureau of criminal investigation (Effective after December 31, 2025)

1. When a protection order is issued, extended, modified, or terminated under this chapter, the court shall transmit the order electronically to the bureau of criminal investigation.

2. The bureau of criminal investigation shall enter the order electronically in the national crime information center database provided by the federal bureau of investigation, or its successor agency.

3. The sheriff of the county in which the order was issued shall maintain and respond to inquiries regarding a record in the national crime information center database provided by the federal bureau of investigation in accordance with the bureau of criminal investigation and federal requirements.

4. When a protection order is issued, the clerk of court shall forward a copy of the order to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the residence of the protected party by the close of business on the day the protection order is issued.

5. If the bureau of criminal investigation, after consultation with the state court administrator, determines and implements an electronic method to notify the sheriff of the county that issued the order, the clerk of court's requirement to forward the order to a law enforcement agency will be satisfied.