A person who carries any firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, unless the person is licensed to do so, a law enforcement officer, or exempt under North Dakota law, is guilty of Carrying a Concealed Firearm or Dangerous Weapon.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE

The State’s burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements:

1) On or about [month] [day] [year], in [County], North Dakota, the Defendant, _______________, carried a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon; and

2) The Defendant was not licensed to carry a concealed weapon, a law enforcement officer, or exempt under North Dakota law.

DEFINITIONS [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 62.1-01-01, 62.1-04-01.]

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