N.D. Cent. Code § 32-02-03

If the party who furnished the bond excepted to elects to cause the party's sureties to justify, the party, within three days after receipt of the notice of exception, shall give a written notice to the party excepting, of the justification of the sureties of the party who furnished the bond before the judge at the court in which the proceedings are filed, by appearance at a specified time and place, the time to be not less than three nor more than ten days thereafter.