North Dakota Century Code Title 47. Property § 47-30.2-05. When tax-deferred or tax-exempt retirement account presumed abandoned

1. Subject to section 47-30.2-12, property held in a pension account or retirement account that qualifies for tax deferral or tax exemption under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner three years after the later of:

2. If a holder in the ordinary course of its business receives notice or an indication of the death of an apparent owner and subdivision b of subsection 1 applies, the holder shall attempt not later than ninety days after receipt of the notice or indication to confirm whether the apparent owner is deceased.

3. If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of an account described in subsection 1 by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's interest in the property by sending the apparent owner an electronic-mail communication not later than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the property. However, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States mail if:

4. If first-class United States mail sent under subsection 3 is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States postal service, the property is presumed abandoned three years after the later of: