North Dakota Code § 39-08-01.4

Driving while under the influence of alcohol or any other drugs or
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substances while being accompanied by a minor - Penalty.
1. It is a class A misdemeanor for an individual who is at least twenty -one years of age to 
violate section 39-08-01 if the violation occurred while a minor was accompanying the 
individual in a motor vehicle. If an individual has a previous conviction for a violation of 
section 39-08-01.4, a violation of this section is a class C felony. 
2. The minimum sentence for an individual convicted of violating this section must 
include:
a. For a first offense, a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars, at least two days' 
imprisonment, an order for a substance abuse evaluation by an appropriate 
licensed addiction treatment program, at least three hundred sixty days of 
unsupervised probation, and at least three hundred sixty days' participation in the 
twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54 -12 as a mandatory 
condition of probation.
b. For a second or subsequent offense within fifteen years, at least one year and 
one day's imprisonment, a fine of two thousand dollars, an order for a substance 
abuse evaluation by an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program, at least 
two years' supervised probation, and at least three hundred sixty days' 
participation in the twenty -four seven sobriety program under chapter 54 -12 as a 
mandatory condition of probation.

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