N.D. Cent. Code § 11-10-22: Unlawful for officer to purchase county warrant or evidence of debt - Penalty

Every person who, while an officer of any county of this state or the deputy or clerk of any such officer, directly or indirectly, buys or traffics in, or in anywise becomes a party to the purchase of, any county warrant or order, or any bill, account, claim, or evidence of indebtedness of the person's county, for any sum less than the full face value thereof, is guilty of an infraction.