North Dakota Century Code Title 37. Military § 37-01-25. Officers and employees of state or political subdivisions in national guard or federal service to retain status for period of active service or any military duty

1. For purposes of this section, “officer or employee” means:

2. An officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision, when ordered by proper authority to active noncivilian employment for any military duty, is entitled to a leave of absence from the civil service for the period of the active service or military duty including traveling to and from a duty station without loss of status or efficiency rating.

3. If the individual has been in the employ of the state or political subdivision immediately preceding the leave of absence, the individual is entitled to twenty workdays each calendar year without loss of pay.

4. A leave of absence necessitated by a full or partial mobilization of the reserve and national guard forces of the United States of America, or emergency state active duty, must be without loss of pay for the first thirty days of the absence less any other paid leave of absence which may have been granted during the calendar year in accordance with this section.

5. If leave is required for any military duty or travel to and from a duty station on a day in which a public officer or employee is scheduled to perform the work of the state or of a political subdivision, the officer or employee must be given the option of: