North Dakota Code § 12.1-20-25

Sexual offender presence near schools prohibited
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1. Except for purposes of voting in a school building used as a public polling place or 
attending an open meeting under chapter 44-04 in a school building, a sexual offender, 
as defined in section 12.1 -32-15, who has pled guilty or been found guilty of or has 
been adjudicated delinquent of a class A misdemeanor or felony sexual offense 
against a minor or is required to register under section 12.1 -32-15 or equivalent law of 
another state may not knowingly enter upon the real property comprising a public or 
nonpublic elementary, middle, or high school unless provided by this section or 
allowed on school property through compliance with a written policy adopted by the 
school board of a public school or governing body of a nonpublic school. The school 
board or governing body shall provide a copy of the policy to local law enforcement 
upon request.
2. If a school board or a governing body does not have a written policy on sexual 
offenders on school property, subsection 1 does not apply under the following 
circumstances:
a. The offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and the 
offender, with the written permission of the school board or governing body of the 
school, or designee of the board or body, is attending a conference at the school 
with school personnel to discuss the progress of the student academically or 
socially, participating in a child review conference in which evaluation and 
placement decisions may be made regarding special education services, or 
attending a conference to discuss other student issues, including retention and 
promotion.
b. The offender is a parent, guardian, or relative of a student attending or 
participating in a function at the school and the offender has requested advance 
permission from the school board or governing body, or designee of the board or 
body, and received permission allowing the offender's presence at the school 
function.
c. The offender is a student at the school with the written permission of the school 
board or governing body, or designee of the board or body.
d. The school board or governing body, or designee of the board or body, allows the 
offender on school property under other circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
3. An individual who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

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