North Dakota Code § 52-04-11.1

Corporate officer personal liability
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1. Any officer, director, or any employee having twenty percent ownership interest of a 
corporation and any manager, governor, or employee having twenty percent ownership 
interest of a limited liability company, that is an employer under the North Dakota 
unemployment compensation law who has control of or supervision over the filing of 
and responsibility for filing contribution reports or making payment of contributions 
under the North Dakota unemployment compensation law, and who fails to file the 
reports or to make payments as required, is personally liable for contributions or 
reimbursement, including interest, penalties, and costs in the event the corporation or 
limited liability company does not pay to the bureau those amounts for which the 
employer is liable.
2. The personal liability of any person as provided herein shall survive dissolution, 
reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors. For 
the purposes of this section, all wages paid by the corporation or limited liability 
company must be considered earned from the person determined to be personally 
liable.
3. The unemployment insurance division shall make a written determination as to the 
personal liability of a corporate officer or employee under this section. The 
determination is final unless the person found to be personally liable files a written 

appeal of the determination within fifteen calendar days after mailing of the notice of 
determination to the person's last-known address.

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