N.D. Cent. Code § 52-06-24

A record must be kept of all testimony and proceedings before the bureau or in connection with any appeal, but the testimony need not be transcribed unless further review is initiated. Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this chapter must be allowed fees at the rate specified by law, and the fees of such witnesses subpoenaed either by the bureau or on behalf of any party to said appeal must be deemed part of the expenses of administering the North Dakota unemployment compensation law.