N.D. Cent. Code § 6-01-31
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6-01-31. Certain accounts open for inspection
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6-01-31. Certain accounts open for inspection
Any person acquiring custody of, or receiving any funds for or on behalf of the state of North
Dakota, or any of its political subdivisions, who places such funds in an account with any
financial institution, banking association, or banking institution, or who commingles such funds
with any private account, has waived all privilege of privacy or confidentiality on such accounts
for the purposes of permitting an audit, examination, or inspection by the state auditor,
commissioner of financial institutions, or the attorney general, as hereinafter provided.
Upon application and a reasonable showing by either the state auditor, the commissioner of
financial institutions, or the attorney general that any account, private or otherwise, in any
banking association, financial institution, or banking institution, contains funds belonging to the
state of North Dakota or a political subdivision, whether or not commingled with private funds,
the district court may issue its order making such accounts available for examination, audit, or
inspection by the state auditor, the commissioner of financial institutions, or the attorney
general. No financial institution, banking association, or banking institution is subject to
damages for giving information on, or making such account available for inspection, audit, or
examination pursuant to this section.
In addition to any other presumptions, any check, draft, or other comparable instrument is
presumed to represent public funds of the state, or a political subdivision, as the case may be, if
it is payable to a person identified as an official of the state or a political subdivision.
Any person acquiring custody of, or receiving any funds for or on behalf of the state of North
Dakota, or any of its political subdivisions, who places such funds in an account with any
financial institution, banking association, or banking institution, or who commingles such funds
with any private account, has waived all privilege of privacy or confidentiality on such accounts
for the purposes of permitting an audit, examination, or inspection by the state auditor,
commissioner of financial institutions, or the attorney general, as hereinafter provided.
Upon application and a reasonable showing by either the state auditor, the commissioner of
financial institutions, or the attorney general that any account, private or otherwise, in any
banking association, financial institution, or banking institution, contains funds belonging to the
state of North Dakota or a political subdivision, whether or not commingled with private funds,
the district court may issue its order making such accounts available for examination, audit, or
inspection by the state auditor, the commissioner of financial institutions, or the attorney
general. No financial institution, banking association, or banking institution is subject to
damages for giving information on, or making such account available for inspection, audit, or
examination pursuant to this section.
In addition to any other presumptions, any check, draft, or other comparable instrument is
presumed to represent public funds of the state, or a political subdivision, as the case may be, if
it is payable to a person identified as an official of the state or a political subdivision.
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