N.D. Cent. Code § 6-08.3-02.1
An out-of-state bank holding company may acquire a North Dakota state-chartered or national bank pursuant to the approval process applicable for in-state acquisitions and under the conditions of this chapter. An out-of-state bank holding company shall provide notice to the board at the time an application or notice is filed with the applicable federal regulatory agency to acquire a North Dakota bank. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this title, an out-of-state bank holding company that owned a depository institution as defined in section 6-08.3-01, the main office of which was located in this state on January 1, 1997, may reorganize that depository institution's North Dakota operations as a newly chartered state or national bank in this state.
N.D.C.C. § 6-08.3-02.1