N.D. Cent. Code § 32-14-10: Property forfeited to state

Whenever by the provisions of law any property, real or personal, shall be forfeited to the state, or to any officer for its use, an action for the recovery of such property alleging the ground of the forfeiture may be brought by the attorney general or by the state's attorney of the county in which the action is triable, in any court having jurisdiction thereof.