North Dakota Code § 12.1-20-03.1

Continuous sexual abuse of a child
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1. An individual in adult court is guilty of an offense if the individual engages in any 
combination of three or more sexual acts or sexual contacts with a minor under the 
age of fifteen years during a period of three or more months. The offense is a class AA 
felony if the actor was at least twenty -two years of age at the time of the offense. 
Otherwise, the offense is a class A felony. The court may not defer imposition of 
sentence.
2. If more than three sexual acts or contacts are alleged, a jury must unanimously agree 
that any combination of three or more acts or contacts occurred. The jury does not 
need to unanimously agree which three acts or contacts occurred.
3. No other felony offense under this chapter involving the same victim may be charged 
in the same proceeding with a charge under this section unless the other charged 
offense occurred outside the time period charged under this section or the other 
offense is charged in the alternative. A defendant may be charged with only one count 
under this section, but a separate count may be charged for each victim if more than 
one victim is involved.

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