N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-24-02
30.1-24-02. (4-201) Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration
30.1-24-02. (4-201) Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign
personal representative without local administration.
At any time after the expiration of sixty days from the death of a nonresident decedent, any
person indebted to the estate of the nonresident decedent or having possession or control of
personal property, or of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action
belonging to the estate of the nonresident decedent may pay the debt, deliver the personal
property, or the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, to the
domiciliary foreign personal representative of the nonresident decedent upon being presented
with proof of the personal representative's appointment and an affidavit made by or on behalf of
the personal representative stating:
1. The date of the death of the nonresident decedent.
2. That no local administration, or application, or petition therefor, is pending in this state.
3. That the domiciliary foreign personal representative is entitled to payment or delivery.