N.D. Cent. Code § 9-12-29

9-12-29. Claim of money by creditor - Extinguishment of lien

The creditor is entitled to claim the amount of money from the county treasurer within nine

months of the date of deposit upon a showing to the county treasurer of a satisfaction of the

lien, encumbrance, or cloud which includes an indication by the recorder that the satisfaction

has been duly recorded. If the creditor does not claim the money in nine months from the date

of first publication of the notice, the money, a copy of the debtor's affidavit, and a copy of the

published notice must be forwarded by the county treasurer to the state land commissioner for

deposit to the credit of the state of North Dakota for the use and benefit of the common schools

trust fund of the state. At the same time these items are forwarded to the state land

commissioner, the county treasurer shall record in the office of the recorder a notice to the effect

that the lien, encumbrance, or cloud affecting or related to the title to the real property, giving the

specific legal description of the property, has been discharged by the procedures set out in

section 9-12-28 and this section. The debtor shall pay the recorder's fees for recording the

county treasurer's notice.

At any time after the original nine-month period, the creditor, or the creditor's heirs,

successors, or assigns, may claim the full amount of the original deposit without any interest or

penalty from the state administrator of abandoned property in the manner specified in chapter

47-30.2 for claiming the proceeds of other abandoned and unclaimed property.