N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18-06
The municipal judge must be paid a salary by the city and may not be paid in relation to fees or fines collected by the municipal court. The municipal judge's salary may not be reduced during the municipal judge's term of office.
At the end of each month, the municipal judge shall make and file with the city auditor a written report under oath showing an account of all fees, fines, costs, forfeitures, and any other monetary consideration collected by the court during the preceding month and showing the actions in which the fees were collected. The municipal court shall pay the amount of fees, fines, costs, forfeitures, and any other monetary consideration collected to the city treasury at the end of each month. The judge's salary may not be paid until the judge has complied with this section.
N.D.C.C. § 40-18-06