Penalty - Civil remedies
N.D. Cent. Code § 51-16.1-04
in effect51-16.1-04. Penalty - Civil remedies
Any person, including the officers and directors of any company, violating any of the
provisions of this chapter is:
1. Guilty of a class A misdemeanor, but a person who has been previously convicted of a
class A misdemeanor under this chapter may be charged with and convicted of a class
C felony for any violation which occurs after the previous conviction;
2. Deemed to have committed an unlawful practice in violation of section 51-15-02 and
subject to all provisions, procedures, and penalties of chapter 51-15; and
3. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, subject to the right of any purchaser in
a pyramid promotional scheme or referral selling scheme to declare the sale or
contract void and also subject to an action in a court of competent jurisdiction by any
purchaser to recover three times the damages sustained by the purchaser in
participating in the scheme, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c16-1.pdf#nameddest=51-16p1-04Fetched: 10/16/2026