Order of adjudication - Noncriminal
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-20.2-16
in effect27-20.2-16. Order of adjudication - Noncriminal
1. An order of disposition or other adjudication in a proceeding under this chapter is not a
conviction of crime and does not impose any civil disability ordinarily resulting from a
conviction or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or
appointment. A child may not be committed or transferred to a penal institution or other
facility used primarily for the execution of sentences of individuals convicted of a
crime.
2. The disposition of a child and evidence adduced in a hearing in juvenile court may not
be used against the child in any proceeding in any court other than a juvenile court,
whether before or after reaching majority, except for impeachment or in dispositional
proceedings after conviction of a felony for the purposes of a presentence
investigation and report.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c20-2.pdf#nameddest=27-20p2-16Fetched: 10/16/2026