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Sex Law Information Center - NORTH DAKOTA |
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| Age of Consent |
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Males - 18 Females - 18 (Source)
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Minors under the age of 18 are able to consent to sex with other minors under 18, but once one of them turns 18, it becomes illegal for them to have sex. |
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| Sex Toys |
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No known laws affecting sex toys.
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| Availability of Plan B/EC |
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Plan B is available to those 18 and over OTC as provided in FDA regulations. Those under 18 require a prescription.
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Access to contraceptive services by minors
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North Dakota has no policy or law regarding access to contraceptive services by minors. |
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State Marriage Laws
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AOC: w/o PC:18 w/PC: 16 (Source ) |
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Common Law Marriage: No |
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| Status of Gay Marriage/Civil Unions |
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Constitutional amendment and state law restricting marriage to one man and one woman.
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| Abortion Laws |
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Legality |
Legal until viability
(health exception) |
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W/P* |
24 Hours
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P/N* |
Consent of both parents required, judicial bypass available
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I/C* |
Yes
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Abortions performed after 12 weeks gestation must be performed in a hospital. Law has an unenforceable clause that required a husband's consent for a wife's abortion. |
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| Safe Haven Law |
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Either parent or an agent of the parents may drop off the infant at a hospital up to one year after birth.
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| State Adoption Laws |
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North Dakota Adoption Law |
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ND Dept of Human Services
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| Rape/Rape Shield Laws |
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North Dakota has a mediocre rape shield law, allows for evidence of prior sexual contact with the perpetrator to be used.
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| Sex Education Model |
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North Dakota does not mandate sex education or instruction in preventing STIs, and provides no guidance to school districts that implement such a program.
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| Other Sex/Sexuality Related Laws/Regs |
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"Unlawful cohabitation" is a crime in North Dakota (two unmarried persons of opposite sex living together in an "open and notorious fashion") |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 July 2007 )
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