Every person who, by any use of force, threats, or intimidation, prevents any person employed by another from continuing or performing the person’s work or from accepting any new work or employment, and every person who uses any force, threats, or intimidation to induce such hired person to relinquish the person’s work or employment or to return any work the person has in hand before it is finished, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the North Dakota Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $1,500
For details, see § 12.1-32-01

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 34-01-04

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49