North Dakota Code § 43-07-23

Allowable retention of estimates - Interest on retainage
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Contracts entered between persons for the performance of work to be done by a contractor, 
except those contracts subject to section 40 -22-37 or 48 -01.2-13, or contracts governed by 
federal statutes or regulations which require other provisions with respect to retention, are 
subject to a maximum retention on amounts due under the contract as follows: retention of ten 

percent of each estimate presented is allowable until such time as the project is fifty percent 
complete, with no further retainage on estimates during the continuance of the contract. If the 
owner, governing board, or authorized committee invests the retained estimate funds, the 
interest earned on those retained funds is payable at the time of final payment on the contract to 
the contractor on whose account the moneys were held.

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