A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 14-09-06.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to additional parenting time after a false allegation of harm to a child.

SB 2184 would amend North Dakota law to require courts to grant additional parenting time to a parent falsely accused of harming a child. If a court finds a parent made a false harm allegation against the other parent (not in good faith), the court must order the false accuser to pay the other parent's legal costs and fees. The bill mandates that the falsely accused parent receives additional parenting time matching the denied time (e.g., weekends, holidays), to be scheduled within two years of the court's finding. This directly affects parents in custody disputes where false allegations led to denied court-ordered parenting time.