If a creditor, or any one of two or more joint creditors, at any time directs the debtor to perform the debtor's obligation in a particular manner, the obligation is extinguished by performance in that manner even though the creditor does not receive the benefit of such performance.
N.D. Cent. Code § 9-12-04
Performance directed by creditor
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.