26.19.120 Carryinq Loaded Firearm in Vehicle

(a) No person may keep or carry a loaded firearm in or on any motor vehicle, off road vehicle, snowmobile or boat within the Turtle Mountain Jurisdiction. Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class [4] four offense.

(1) Carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle on a public road without lawful authority to do so; or to discharge any kind of firearm from a motor vehicle without lawful authority to do so; or to discharge a firearm from, upon or across any public highway without lawful authority to do so.

(b) This prohibition does not apply to:

(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States or national guard, organized reserves, state defense forces, or state guard organization while possessing the firearm issued to the member by the organization and while on official duty;

(2) a law enforcement officer;

(3) a security guard or private investigator who is licensed by the state of North Dakota to carry to carry a firearm by the attorney general, or the Turtle Mountain Tribe.