N.D. Cent. Code § 29-08-01
29-08-01. Bail defined
29-08-01. Bail defined
Bail is the security required and given for the release of a person who is in the custody of
the law that the person will appear before any court in which the person's appearance may be
required and that the person will do, or refrain from doing, such things as are stipulated in the
bail bond or recognizance referred to in this chapter as the undertaking.