Hidden camera laws in North Dakota
The actual statute, in plain English — not a paraphrase of a paraphrase.
The statute
N.D.C.C. § 12.1-20-12.2 (Surreptitious Intrusion)
What it prohibits
With intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire, entering another’s property and surreptitiously gazing or peeping into a dwelling, or surreptitiously installing or using a device to observe, photograph, record, amplify, or broadcast from a dwelling; or gazing or peeping into a tanning booth or a hotel sleeping room with intent to interfere with the occupant’s privacy. A separate, similarly-named statute (§ 12.1-31-14) covers overlapping conduct without requiring sexual intent — don’t confuse the two; this is the sex-offense one.
Penalty
Class A misdemeanor for the base offense; Class C felony on a second or later conviction, a prior indecent-exposure conviction, sex-offender registration status, or a minor victim.
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