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Criminal Code CHAPTER 112

HOUSE BILL NO. 1097

(Representatives Roers Jones, Beadle, Pyle, Blum, Louser, Nathe, Becker)

(Senators Holmberg, J. Lee, Meyer, Poolman, Davison)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-30-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws and retail agreements; to repeal sections 12.1-30-01, 12.1-30-02, and 12.1-30-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to Sunday closing laws; and to provide a penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-30-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

12.1-30-04. Retail business leases or agreements - Penalty.

A retail business may not be required to be open on Sunday as a part of a lease agreement, franchise agreement, or any other contractual arrangement entered and executed before January 1, 2019. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.

SECTION 2. REPEAL. Sections 12.1-30-01, 12.1-30-02, and 12.1-30-03 of the North Dakota Century Code are repealed.

Approved March 25, 2019

Filed March 25, 2019