If any instrument which might be duplicated under the provisions of this chapter is due and payable, the same may be paid by the state treasurer or the treasurer of the political subdivision, as the case may be, without the issuance of a duplicate.
N.D. Cent. Code § 21-06-02
Payment of defaced or lost obligation
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