Whenever a verified complaint is made and filed with the clerk of the supreme court charging any member of the bar of this state with conduct warranting that person's disbarment or suspension as an attorney at law and it appears to the court that those charges should be investigated, those charges must be referred to the state bar board with directions to investigate the same.
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-14-03
Reference to state bar board by supreme court
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