N.D. Cent. Code § 28-21-15
28-21-15. Payment to sheriff by debtor's debtor
28-21-15. Payment to sheriff by debtor's debtor
After the issuing of execution against property, any person indebted to the judgment debtor
may pay to the sheriff the amount of that person's debt, or so much thereof as is necessary to
satisfy the execution, and the sheriff's receipt is a sufficient discharge for the amount so paid.