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CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT

To amend and reenact section 12-5313 of the 1953 Supplement to the North Dakota Revised Code of 1943 relating to imposition and suspension of sentences in certain criminal cases.

Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. Amendment.) Section 12-5313 of the 1953 Supplement to the North Dakota Revised Code of 1943 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

12-5313. Imposition of Sentence Suspended; When Authorized.) When a defendant has been found guilty of a felony for the first time or when a defendant has been found guilty of a misdemeanor, whether or not for the first time, the court upon application or its own motion may, in its discretion, suspend the imposing of the sentence and may direct that such suspension continue for a definite period of time, not exceeding five years, and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine.

Approved February 26, 1955.