conditions of a child in need of protection - Penalty. 1. Any individual who by any act willfully encourages, causes, or contributes to the delinquency of a minor or the condition of a child in need of protection as defined in section 27-20.2-01 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any individual who by any act willfully encourages, causes, or contributes to the conditions of a child in need of protection of a child less than sixteen years of age by causing that child to engage in sexual conduct as defined under section 12.1 -27.2-01, in any play, motion picture, photograph, dance, or other visual representation is guilty of a class C felony. 3. If an individual is convicted of this section for encouraging, causing, or contributing to the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor , the court shall consider the following in mitigation: a. After consuming the alcohol, the underage individual was in need of medical assistance as a result of consuming alcohol; and b. Within twelve hours after the underage individual consumed the alcohol, the defendant contacted law enforcement or emergency medical personnel to report that the underage individual was in need of medical assistance as a result of consuming alcohol.
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