Partner of public prosecutor not to aid defense - Penalty
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-13-11
in effect27-13-11. Partner of public prosecutor not to aid defense - Penalty
Every attorney who, directly or indirectly, advises in relation to, or aids or promotes the
defense of, any action or proceeding in any court, the prosecution of which is carried on, aided,
or promoted by any state's attorney or other public prosecutor with whom such attorney is
connected, directly or indirectly, as a partner, or who takes or receives, directly or indirectly, from
or on behalf of any defendant therein, any valuable consideration, upon any understanding or
agreement whatever, express or implied, having relation to the defense thereof, is guilty of a
class A misdemeanor and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, that attorney forfeits
that attorney's license to practice.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c13.pdf#nameddest=27-13-11Fetched: 10/16/2026