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CRIMES '''12-40-19. Buying or Receiving Stolen Property--Punishment.)''' Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any consideration, any personal property of the value of one hundred dollars or more, that has been stolen from another, knowing the same to have been stolen, and with the intent to deprive the owner thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than five years. If the value of the goods is less than one hundred dollars, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Approved February 22, 1967.

CHAPTER 110

S. B. No. 133

(Nething, Forkner, Geving)

"MALICIOUS MISCHIEF” DEFINED

AN ACT

To amend and reenact section 12-41-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of "malicious mischief".

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

§ 1. Amendment.) Section 12-41-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

12-41-10. "Willful Mischief" Defined - Misdemeanor.) Every person who willfully and without just cause or excuse injures, defaces, or destroys any real or personal property not his own, in cases other than such as are specified in this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor is liable in treble damages for the injury done, to be recovered in a civil action by the owner of such property, or by the public officer having charge thereof.

Approved February 25, 1967.