N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.1-19.3
15-39.1-19.3. Membership in fund and assessment - Retired military personnel - Exception
15-39.1-19.3. Membership in fund and assessment - Retired military personnel -
Exception.
A teacher may choose not to be a member of the fund and pay the assessment on the
teacher's salary under section 15-39.1-09 if the teacher is:
1. Contractually employed in teaching in this state;
2. In the teacher's first year of teaching; and
3. An individual who served at least twenty years in any branch of the armed forces of
the United States on full-time active duty and retired with full military retirement
benefits before becoming a licensed teacher.