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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-29.5-02

Limitation on use of juvenile confidential informants

1. A law enforcement agency may not use a juvenile fifteen years of age or younger as a confidential informant.

2. A juvenile over the age of fifteen, but under the age of eighteen, may not be used as a confidential informant unless:

a. The juvenile is married;

b. The juvenile is emancipated;

c. The juvenile is serving in the active duty armed forces; or d. The juvenile is subject to criminal charges; and (1) There are no other reasonable avenues to obtain evidence of the crime being investigated and the risk of harm to the juvenile is minimal;

(2) The juvenile's custodial parent or guardian has signed the informant agreement; and (3) The juvenile has consulted with legal counsel.

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.