An act to amend and reenact subsection 8 of section 1-01-49 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of person; and to declare an emergency

• Authority: North Dakota
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2023-04-11

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Governance failure
• AI welfare and rights

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, with only implicit minimal coverage of governance failure (6.5) as it addresses a narrow legal definition issue. The document does not substantively address AI risks, harms, or safety concerns - it simply clarifies that AI cannot be considered a legal 'person' under North Dakota law.

Sector coverage

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern AI use in any specific economic sector. It establishes a universal legal definition applicable across all sectors by clarifying that AI cannot qualify as a 'person' under North Dakota state law. The definition applies horizontally across all legal contexts rather than targeting specific industries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act passed by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly that amends the North Dakota Century Code with mandatory legal effect and emergency status.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: North Dakota Legislative Assembly
• Summary: The document is enacted by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, which is the state legislative body with authority to amend the North Dakota Century Code.

Target

• Summary: The document applies universally to all legal interpretation of the term 'person' under North Dakota law. It does not target specific AI developers, deployers, or users, but rather establishes a legal definition that affects how AI is treated across all legal contexts in the state.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: While no specific enforcement body is named, the amendment to the North Dakota Century Code would be enforced by North Dakota courts and administrative agencies through standard legal interpretation and application processes.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: No specific monitoring body is identified in this definitional statute. Monitoring would occur through the normal judicial and administrative processes as the definition is applied in legal proceedings.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not address specific AI lifecycle stages. It is a legal definition that applies across all stages of AI development and deployment by clarifying that AI cannot be considered a legal person under North Dakota law.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence but only to exclude it from the legal definition of 'person'. It does not define AI or distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or capabilities.