North Dakota Code § 12.1-23-19

Use and possession of re-encoders and scanning devices - Penalty
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1. An individual is guilty of a class B felony if the individual uses or attempts to use a 
skimmer, re-encoder, or a scanning device to obtain information from a payment card, 
driver's license, or state -issued identification card without the permission of the 
authorized card user of the card from which the information is being skimmed, 
re-encoded, or scanned. An individual convicted of a second or subsequent violation of 
this subsection is guilty of a class A felony and also is subject to a civil penalty of not 
more than one hundred thousand dollars.
2. An individual is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the individual owns or possess a 
skimmer, re-encoder, or scanning device with the intent to commit, aid, or abet any 
unlawful activity.

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