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Senate adopts law creating disorderly conduct and public‑intoxication offenses to aid enforcement in public areas
Summary
S.B. 24‑28 (SD1) to amend 6 CMC §3113 and establish disorderly conduct and public‑intoxication crimes passed the Senate; sponsors said the measure restores authority formerly in Trust Territory law and gives enforcement tools to address public intoxication affecting residents and tourists.
The Senate passed S.B. 24‑28 (SD1) to amend 6 CMC §3113 and criminalize disorderly conduct and public intoxication. The clerk recorded the final tally as seven members voting yes.
Senator Karina Magoffna (sponsor) asked colleagues to adopt the standing committee report and described the bill as a tool to “put some order and structure…
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