North Dakota Supreme Court

State v. Evitt

July 18, 20242024 ND 150

Summary

The court affirmed Evitt’s convictions for hunting without a license and violating a governor’s wildlife proclamation. It held that his sovereign-citizen theories did not deprive the district court of jurisdiction or exempt him from North Dakota’s criminal laws. The court also concluded that the State had authority to prosecute the offenses and that the district court had jurisdiction because the alleged conduct occurred within North Dakota.