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Senate Judiciary amends mask ban bill, removes requirement that officers first ask protesters to unmask
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 12‑26 with an amendment removing a provision that would have made a class A misdemeanor contingent on an officer first requesting an individual unmask. Representative Lawrence Clamine and expert witness Hannah Myers testified for the bill, which updates North Dakota's anti‑mask statute to address
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 12‑26 as amended, advancing an update to North Dakota's anti‑mask statute that targets groups who mask their faces to conceal identities while committing or facilitating criminal acts. The committee removed a provision that would have required a law‑enforcement officer to request an individual unmask before a misdemeanor charge could be pursued.
Representative Lawrence Clamine (District 47, Bismarck) introduced the bill, saying it updates section 12.13115 of the criminal code to cover groups of individuals who wear masks to conceal identity while committing crimes and to preserve an exception for Halloween and similar celebrations. “House Bill 12‑26 amends our current law to cover the situation where groups of individuals acting together are…
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