37-01-21. Military parades by certain bodies prohibited - Exceptions - Penalty

No body of people, other than the regularly organized units of the national guard and militia and the troops of the United States, may associate themselves together as a military company or organization or parade in public with firearms, and no municipality may raise or appropriate any money toward arming or equipping, uniforming or in any other way supporting, sustaining, or providing drillrooms or armories for, any such body of people.

37-01-20. Penalty for resisting when state of insurrection exists

In a place declared by proclamation of the governor to be in a state of insurrection, any person who shall:

 

1. Resist the execution of process;

 

2. Aid the rescue or escape of another from lawful custody or confinement; or

 

3. Resist a force ordered out by the governor to quell or suppress an insurrection, is guilty of a class C felony.

37-01-19: Commanding officer may arrest trespassers and disturbers

Upon any occasion of duty, the commanding officer may place under arrest during the continuance of such duty any person who shall:

 

1. Trespass upon the campground, parade ground, armory, or other place devoted to such duty;

 

2. Interrupt or molest in any way or manner the orderly discharge of duty by those under arms; or

 

3. Disturb or prevent the passage of troops going to or returning from such duty.

37-01-16: Unlawful conversion of military property - Unlawful wearing of uniforms and devices indicating rank

Any person who shall:

 

1. Secretly sell, dispose of, offer for sale, purchase, retain after a demand made by a commissioned officer of the national guard, or in any manner pawn or pledge any arms, uniforms, equipment, or other military property issued under the provisions of this title; or

 

37-01-14: Free passage through toll gates, bridges, and ferries

Any person belonging to the military forces of this state, going to or returning from any parade, encampment, drill, or meeting which the person may be required by law to attend, must be allowed to pass free through all toll gates and over all toll bridges and ferries, with the person's conveyance and with any military property of this state in the person's charge, if the person is in uniform or if the person presents an order for duty or a certificate of membership in the national guard. 

37-01-13: Right of way of national guard while on duty - Exceptions - Interference with - Penalty

Commanding officers of any portion of the national guard parading or performing any military duty in any street or highway may require any or all persons in such street or highway to yield the right of way, except that the carriage of the United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operations of hospital ambulances and fire departments may not be interfered with thereby.

37-01-12: When members of national guard or militia exempt from civil or criminal liability

Members of the national guard or militia ordered into the active service of the state by any proper authority are not civilly nor criminally liable for any act or acts done by them in the  line of duty. Members of the national guard or militia ordered into active service of the state  must be presumed to be acting in the line of duty except in the case of willful misconduct or  gross negligence.