N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-12-09
12.1-12-09. Definitions for chapter
12.1-12-09. Definitions for chapter
In this chapter, "thing of value" and "thing of pecuniary value" do not include (1) salary, fees,
and other compensation paid by the government in consideration for which the official action or
legal duty is performed; or (2) concurrence in official action in the course of legitimate
compromise among public servants, except as provided in section 9 of article IV or section 10 of
article V of the Constitution of North Dakota.