N.D. Cent. Code § 54-11-06
If the state auditor upon examination finds that the books of the state treasurer do not correspond with the amount of funds on hand, or do not show the actual condition of the funds, or if it appears to the state auditor that any moneys belonging to the state have been embezzled, diverted, or in any manner taken from the treasury without authority of law, or that the state treasurer has been guilty of negligence in keeping books or taking care of the public moneys, the auditor shall certify the fact to the governor. Upon the receipt of such certificate, the governor forthwith shall take possession of all books, moneys, papers, and other property belonging to the state, which have come into the possession of the state treasurer by virtue of that office, or otherwise, and shall temporarily suspend the state treasurer from that office.
N.D.C.C. § 54-11-06