N.D. Cent. Code § 29-01-21
29-01-21. Magistrate to give order for delivery
29-01-21. Magistrate to give order for delivery
On satisfactory proof of the title of the owner of the property, the magistrate before whom
the complaint is laid, or who examines the charge against the person accused of stealing or
embezzling the property, may order it to be delivered to the owner on the owner's paying the
reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in its preservation, to be certified by the
magistrate. The order entitles the owner to demand and receive the property.