North Dakota's court system would collect race data on criminal defendants under a rule proposed to the state Supreme Court.
Proposed North Dakota court rule would gather defendant race data Monday, March 2, 2020
Bismarck Tribune
Judges and other officials say race data would drive statistical analysis for potential policy solutions to any real or perceived biases in North Dakota's criminal justice system.
"Race data is critical to criminal justice policy making decisions and will be used solely for this purpose," the rule's purpose states.
See the proposed rule: /supreme-court/dockets/20200013