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HB 1059NORTH DAKOTASession 69State Billdead

Did Not Advance

North Dakota bill reclassifying certain short felony prison sentences as class A misdemeanors

Original title: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 12.1-32-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to sentencing alternatives.

Last action · March 10, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 37

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What This Bill Proposed

A person convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three hundred sixty days is deemed to have been convicted of a , except when is revoked.

Why it matters

Changes the formal criminal record classification for individuals receiving shorter felony imprisonment terms, altering the severity level of their conviction unless conditions are later violated and revoked.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

felony defendants

Individuals sentenced to 360 days or less have their conviction classification changed from a felony to a class A misdemeanor unless probation is revoked.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if a person is sentenced to 360 days or less for a felony?

They are deemed to have been convicted of a and subject to class A misdemeanor penalties.

Does this reclassification apply if someone violates their probation?

No. If an order is entered revoking a term of that was imposed as part of a sentence, the person is deemed to have been convicted of a felony.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.

Procedural history

9 actions

Mar 10, 2025Senate
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 8 nays 37
Mar 7, 2025SenateCommittee
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 3 0
Feb 19, 2025SenateCommittee
Committee Hearing 10:00
Feb 5, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
Jan 13, 2025Senate
Received from House
Jan 10, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading, passed, yeas 88 nays 3

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Jan 10, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0
Jan 8, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee Hearing 11:05
Jan 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee

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