North Dakota Code § 54-06-14.6

Sick leave for consequences of domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking,
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or terrorizing.
1. As used in this section: 

a. "Domestic violence" has the same meaning as provided under section 
14-07.1-01.
b. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, child, or sibling as provided 
under section 12.1-17-07.1.
c. "Sex offense" means an offense under chapter 12.1-20.
d. "Stalking" means an offense under section 12.1-17-07.1.
e. "Terrorizing" means an offense under section 12.1-17-04.
2. Under section 54 -06-14, an employing unit shall grant an employee's request to use 
sick leave to:
a. Seek legal or law enforcement assistance or remedies to ensure the health and 
safety of the employee or employee's immediate family members, including 
preparing for or participating in any civil or criminal legal proceeding related to or 
derived from domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking, or terrorizing;
b. Seek treatment by a health care provider for physical or mental injuries caused by 
domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking, or terrorizing, or to attend to health 
care treatment for a victim of such offenses who is the employee's immediate 
family member;
c. Obtain or assist an immediate family member in obtaining services from a 
domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, or other social services program for 
relief from domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking, or terrorizing;
d. Obtain or assist an immediate family member in obtaining mental health 
counseling related to an incident of domestic violence, sex offense, stalking, or 
terrorizing, in which the employee or the employee's immediate family member 
was a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking, or terrorizing; or
e. Participate in safety planning, temporary or permanent relocation, or take other 
actions to increase the safety of the employee or employee's family members 
from future domestic violence, a sex offense, stalking, or terrorizing.
f. In the discretion of the employee's supervisor, the sick leave hours may be limited 
to forty hours per calendar year.

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