N.D. Cent. Code § 54-52.2-01
The state or any county, city, or other political subdivision may, by contract, agree with any employee to defer, in whole or in part, any portion of that employee's compensation and may subsequently, with the consent of the employee, fund a deferred compensation program for the employee. The deferred compensation program may consist of a contract, purchase, or investment in a fixed or variable life insurance or annuity contract from any life underwriter duly licensed by this state who represents an insurance company licensed to contract business in this state, a savings account at a federally insured financial institution or the Bank of North Dakota, an account with or managed by a dealer registered under chapter 10-04, or any combination of contracts or accounts authorized by this section, as specified by the employee. The public employees retirement board shall specify methods of payment of deferred compensation funds to be selected by individual employees. That board shall determine the number of employees participating in a deferred compensation program necessary to qualify for automatic payroll deduction.
N.D.C.C. § 54-52.2-01