N.D. Cent. Code § 60-01-13: Delivery on demand - Exceptions

A depositary, on demand, must deliver the thing to the person for whose benefit it was deposited, whether the deposit was made for a specified time or not, unless the depositary has a lien upon the thing deposited or has been forbidden or prevented from doing so by the real owner thereof or by an act of the law, and has given notice as required by section 60-01-16.