Inmate defined
N.D. Cent. Code § 65-06.2-01
in effect65-06.2-01. Inmate defined
For the purposes of sections 65-06.2-02 and 65-06.2-03, an "inmate" is a person who is
confined against the inmate's will in a city or county penal institution or is a person who, as a
criminal defendant before a court, is ordered or elects to perform public service for a city or
county in conjunction with or in lieu of a jail sentence. The term "inmate" does not include an
individual injured while incarcerated in the North Dakota state penitentiary or any of its affiliated
facilities or an individual injured in a fight, riot, recreational activity, or other incident not directly
related to the inmate's work assignment.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t65c06-2.pdf#nameddest=65-06p2-01Fetched: 10/16/2026
