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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-08-09

Introducing or possessing contraband useful for escape

1. A person is guilty of a class C felony if he unlawfully provides an inmate of an official detention facility with any tool, weapon, or other object which may be useful for escape. Such person is guilty of a class B felony if the object is a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon.

2. An inmate of an official detention facility is guilty of a class C felony if he unlawfully procures, makes, or otherwise provides himself with, or has in his possession, any tool, weapon, or other object which may be useful for escape. Such person is guilty of a class B felony if the object is a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon.

3. In this section:

a. "Official detention" has the meaning prescribed in subsection 3 of section 12.1-08-06.

b. "Unlawfully" means surreptitiously or contrary to a statute or regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto.

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.