N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-12-09

In this chapter, "thing of value" and "thing of pecuniary value" do not include (1) salary, fees, and other compensation paid by the government in consideration for which the official action or legal duty is performed; or (2) concurrence in official action in the course of legitimate compromise among public servants, except as provided in section 9 of article IV or section 10 of article V of the Constitution of North Dakota.