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Senate adopts law creating disorderly conduct and public‑intoxication offenses to aid enforcement in public areas
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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 into our community” and to provide safety for residents and visitors. Senator Manny Castro and others recounted law enforcement requests and cited incidents of intoxicated individuals harassing tourists as part of the rationale for restoring clear statutory authority.
Senator Castro said, “this specific issue...historically, this was actually law, but it was under the Trust Territory government, and it's one of the laws that wasn't carried over,” urging the Senate to restore the local statutory authority.
The clerk announced: "With 7 members voting yes, senate bill number 24 dash 28 SD1 hereby passes the senate." The transcript does not include the bill’s final text on the floor or implementation details; agencies responsible for enforcement were not listed during the floor vote.
Next steps: The bill passed the Senate during this special session; implementing regulations and identifying enforcement procedures and agency responsibilities are expected to follow but were not recorded in the session transcript.
