Ley sobre Pandillas Criminales en Dakota del Norte

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si perteneces a una pandilla y cometes un delito, puedes enfrentar graves consecuencias. También prohíbe que se anime a los jóvenes a unirse a estas pandillas.

Es como un equipo de fútbol donde los jugadores deciden hacer trampa juntos. Si uno de ellos comete una falta, todos pueden ser sancionados porque estaban de acuerdo en jugar de esa manera.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y sus amigos forman un grupo que se dedica a robar en su vecindario. Si Juan roba un coche para beneficiar al grupo, él podría ser arrestado y enfrentar cargos serios por actuar como parte de esa pandilla.

Penalidades

Cometer delitos para beneficio de una pandilla puede resultar en un cargo de felonía de clase C.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

CHAPTER 12.1-06.2 CRIMINAL STREET GANGS 12.1-06.2-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term: 1. "Crime of pecuniary gain" means any violation of state law that directly results or was intended to result in the defendant alone, or in association with others, receiving income, benefit, property, money, or anything of value. 2. "Crime of violence" means any violation of state law where a person purposely or knowingly causes or threatens to cause death or physical bodily injury to another person or persons. 3. "Criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, that acts in concert or agrees to act in concert with a purpose that any of those persons alone or in any combination commit or will commit two or more predicate gang crimes one of which occurs after August 1, 1995, and the last of which occurred within five years after the commission of a prior predicate gang crime. 4. "Participate in a criminal street gang" means to act in concert with a criminal street gang with intent to commit or with the intent that any other person associated with the criminal street gang will commit one or more predicate gang crimes. 5. "Predicate gang crime" means the commission, attempted commission, or solicitation of any felony, misdemeanor crime of violence, or misdemeanor crime of pecuniary gain. 12.1-06.2-02. Criminal street gang crime - Penalty. Any person who commits a felony or class A misdemeanor crime of violence or crime of pecuniary gain for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, with the intent to promote, further, or assist in the affairs of a criminal gang, or obtain membership into a criminal gang, is gui