North Dakota Code § 28-22-02

2. A motor vehicle exemption in one vehicle not to exceed ten thousand dollars in value
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over security interests and liens upon that vehicle, or a motor vehicle exemption in one 
vehicle not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for a motor vehicle that has been modified 
at a cost of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars to accommodate an 
individual with a permanent physical disability who is the owner of that motor vehicle.
3. The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in value, in any 
tools, implements, or professional books of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a 
dependent of the debtor.
4. Any unmatured life insurance contract owned by the debtor, other than a credit life 
insurance contract.
5. The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed in value one hundred thousand dollars 
less any amount of property transferred in the manner specified in 11 U.S.C. 542(d), in 
any accrued dividend or interest under, or loan value of, any unmatured life insurance 
contract owned by the debtor under which the insured is the debtor or an individual of 
whom the debtor is a dependent. Any cash deposit not previously scheduled to be 
made into a life insurance policy or nonqualified annuity over the previous twelve 
months is not exempt. Benefits are not exempt from enforcement of any order to pay 
spousal support, child support, or a qualified domestic order under sections 
15-39.1-12.2, 39-03-14.2, and 54-52-17.6.
6. Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
7. Retirement funds that have been in effect for at least one year, to the extent those 
funds are in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under section 401, 403, 
408, 408A, 414, 457, or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The value of 
those assets exempted may not exceed two hundred thousand dollars for any one 
account or four hundred thousand dollars in aggregate for all accounts. The dollar limit 
does not apply to the extent this property is reasonably necessary for the support of 
the resident and that resident's dependents. Retirement funds are not exempt from 
enforcement of any order to pay spousal support or child support, or a qualified 
domestic relations order under sections 15 -39.1-12.2, 39-03.1-14.2, and 54 -52-17.6. 
As used in this subsection, "reasonably necessary for the support" means required to 
meet present and future needs, as determined by the court after consideration of the 
resident's responsibilities and all the present and anticipated property and income of 
the resident, including that which is exempt.
8. The debtor's right to receive:
a. A social security benefit, except that the benefit is not exempt for enforcement of 
any order for the support of a dependent child.

b. Veteran's disability pension benefits, not including military retirement pay, except 
that the benefits are not exempt from process levy or sale for enforcement of any 
order for the support of a dependent child.
c. A disability, illness, or unemployment benefit.
d. Alimony, support, or separate maintenance, but not property settlements, to the 
extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of 
the debtor.
e. A payment under a stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, annuity, or similar plan or 
contract on account of illness, disability, death, age, or length of service, to the 
extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of 
the debtor, unless:
(1) That plan or contract was established by or under the auspices of an insider 
that employed the debtor at the time the debtor's rights under that plan or 
contract arose;
(2) That payment is on account of age or length of service; and
(3) That plan or contract does not qualify under section 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 
or 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
9. The debtor's right to receive, or property that is traceable to:
a. An award under a crime victim's reparation law.
b. A payment on account of the wrongful death of an individual of whom the debtor 
was a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the 
debtor and any dependent of the debtor.
c. A payment under a life insurance contract that insured the life of an individual of 
whom the debtor was a dependent on the date of that individual's death, to the 
extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of 
the debtor.
d. A payment, not to exceed eighteen thousand four hundred fifty dollars, on 
account of personal bodily injury, not including pain and suffering or 
compensation for actual pecuniary loss, of the debtor or an individual of whom 
the debtor is a dependent.
e. A payment in compensation of loss of future earnings of the debtor or an 
individual of whom the debtor is or was a dependent, to the extent reasonably 
necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor.

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