Any person, who by any act, willfully encourages, causes, or contributes to the delinquency or deprivation of a minor is guilty of an offense.

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, _______________, by any act willfully encouraged, caused, or contributed to the delinquency or deprivation of _______________; and

2) _______________ was a minor.

DEFINITIONS [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-02-02 (It is not clear that the definition of “willfully” in NDCC Title 12.1 is applicable to NDCC Title 14.), 27-20-02(6) (delinquency), 27-20-02(8) (deprivation), 14-10-01 (minor).]

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