Place of filing oath of office
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-05-04
in effect44-05-04. Place of filing oath of office
Unless otherwise provided by law, any civil or public officer required by section 44-01-05 or
any other provision of law to take an oath of office must file the original oath as follows:
1. If a state official or member of a state board, with the secretary of state.
2. If a county official or member of a county board, with the county auditor.
3. If a city official or member of a city board, with the city auditor.
4. If a member of a district or political subdivision that is larger than a county, with the
secretary of state.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c05.pdf#nameddest=44-05-04Fetched: 10/16/2026