Except as provided in section 40-05-06, an offense defined in this title or elsewhere by law may not be superseded by any city or county ordinance, or city or county home rule charter, or by an ordinance adopted pursuant to such a charter, and all such offense definitions shall have full force and effect within the territorial limits and other jurisdiction of home rule cities or counties. This section does not preclude any city or county from enacting any ordinance containing penal language when otherwise authorized to do so by law.
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-01-05
Crimes defined by state law shall not be superseded by city or county ordinance or by home rule city's or county's charter or ordinance
Known as the North Dakota Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 12.1-01-01 to 12.1-01-05 (6 sections).
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.