N.D. Cent. Code § 43-30-03
The governor shall appoint a private investigative and security board. The board must consist of not fewer than five nor more than eleven members appointed for staggered four-year terms. When making appointments, the governor shall consider whether there is member representation from the western, central, and eastern geographic regions of the state. Each member of the board must be knowledgeable in private investigative or private security matters. A majority of the members of the board must be actively engaged in the private investigative or security profession, with at least one member actively engaged in law enforcement. Members of the board may not receive compensation for service on the board, but are entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing official duties in the amounts provided by law for state employees.
N.D.C.C. § 43-30-03