N.D. Cent. Code § 27-05.2-01: Statement of intent

It is the intent of the legislative assembly that adequate and proper judicial services, including clerk of district court services, be provided in each county in this state. It is also the intent of the legislative assembly that funding for clerk of district court services be provided by the state judicial system within the limits of legislative appropriations and in cooperation with the several boards of county commissioners of the various counties in this state.