United States · North Dakota
North Dakota AI laws: what's in force, and what's coming
North Dakota has no comprehensive AI statute; in its 2025 session it enacted targeted laws requiring AI disclaimers on political content, covering computer-generated sexual images, limiting AI's role in health-insurance prior authorization and extending stalking law to robots. The legislature meets only in odd years, so no new AI laws were made in 2026; state agencies follow an NDIT AI policy first issued in 2023.
01 / State law
North Dakota's AI laws
| Law | Citation | Status | Effective | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI disclosure statements in political content | HB 1167 (2025), new section in N.D.C.C. ch. 16.1-10 | In force | 1 Aug 2025 | Political communications and ads with AI-generated content that impersonates a human must carry the statement 'This content generated by artificial intelligence'; text-editing uses are exempt. |
| Sexually expressive images, including deepfakes | HB 1351 (2025), N.D.C.C. 12.1-27.1-01 and 12.1-27.1-03.3 | In force | 1 Aug 2025 | Extends the offence of creating, possessing or distributing nonconsensual sexually expressive images to altered or computer-generated images, with a civil remedy for victims. |
| Computer-generated child sexual abuse images | HB 1386 (2025) | In force | Makes knowingly possessing computer-generated images of sexual conduct by a minor a class C felony, or class B in aggravated cases. | |
| Prior authorization reform (physician review, not AI) | SB 2280 (2025), N.D.C.C. ch. 26.1-36.12 | In force | 1 Jan 2026 | Sets prior-authorization rules for health insurers, including that adverse determinations be made by licensed physicians rather than AI systems. |
| Harassment and stalking with a robot | HB 1429 (2025), N.D.C.C. 12.1-17-07 and 12.1-17-07.1 | In force | Extends harassment and stalking offences to conduct carried out with a robot, defined to include AI-driven systems. | |
| Definition of person excludes AI | HB 1361 (2023) | In force | Defines 'person' in the Century Code to exclude AI, animals, environmental elements and inanimate objects. |
02 / Government use
Rules for the state's own AI use
NDIT Artificial Intelligence Policy for executive branch agencies
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