Selected Statutes: North Dakota

1. A person is guilty of an offense if that person:
 

a. Willfully causes bodily injury to another human being; or
 

b. Negligently causes bodily injury to another human being by means of a firearm, destructive device, or other weapon, the use of which against a human being is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.
 

2. The offense is:
 

a. A class C felony when the victim is a peace officer or correctional institution employee acting in an official capacity, which the actor knows to be a fact; an employee of the state hospital acting in the course and scope of employment, which the actor knows to be a fact, and the actor is an individual committed to or detained at the state hospital pursuant to chapter 25-03.3; a person engaged in a judicial proceeding; or a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services personnel unit, or emergency department worker or hospital worker, engaged in essential patient care, in the performance of the member’s duties.
 

b. A class B misdemeanor except as provided in subdivision a.