N.D. Cent. Code § 27-14-03
27-14-03. Reference to state bar board by supreme court
27-14-03. Reference to state bar board by supreme court
Whenever a verified complaint is made and filed with the clerk of the supreme court
charging any member of the bar of this state with conduct warranting that person's disbarment
or suspension as an attorney at law and it appears to the court that those charges should be
investigated, those charges must be referred to the state bar board with directions to investigate
the same.