Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 62.1-03 - Handguns

• Dangerous weapon: includes any switchblade or gravity knife, machete, scimitar, stiletto, sword, dagger, or knife with a blade of five inches [12. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
• Direct supervision of an adult: means that an adult is present in such close proximity so as to be capable of observing and directing the actions of the individual supervised. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Handgun: means any firearm that is not designed to be fired from the shoulder, which has a barrel less than sixteen inches [40. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
• Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Law enforcement officer: means :

  a. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01

• Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Plain view: means the handgun is placed in such a location or carried in such a position as to be easily discernible by the ordinary observation of a passerby. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
• Possession: means an individual has:

  a. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01

• Secured: means the firearm is closed into the trunk or nonpassenger part of the vehicle; placed into a closed and secure carrying device; rendered inoperative by the use of a trigger, hammer, cylinder, slide, or barrel-locking device that renders the firearm incapable of firing until the device is unlocked and removed; or so disassembled or disabled as to be rendered incapable of firing. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• Unloaded: means the chamber of the firearm does not contain a loaded shell. See North Dakota Code 62.1-01-01