N.D. Cent. Code § 25-01.1-18: Property of institution is property of state

All public property of every kind and all public money in the charge of the superintendent of any institution under the control of the supervising department, or that comes to the superintendent's control on account of the institution under the superintendent's charge, or from the business thereof, is the property of the state and at all times must be kept separate and apart from the property of such superintendent.