North Dakota Century Code Title 59. Trusts § 59-04.2-18. Liquidating asset

1. In this section, “liquidating asset” means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments during a period of more than one year under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term does not include a payment subject to section 59-04.2-17, resources subject to section 59-04.2-19, timber subject to section 59-04.2-20, an activity subject to section 59-04.2-22, an asset subject to section 59-04.2-23, or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under section 59-04.2-26.

2. A trustee shall allocate to income ten percent of the receipts from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.