An agency may not provide physical cash as a form of payment. Payment to an employee as part of a service or retirement award program must be issued through one of the following approved methods: payroll adjustment, gift certificate, general-use prepaid gift card, or another office of management and budget-approved cash-equivalent payment method.

History: Effective September 1, 1992; amended effective July 1, 2004; July 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12

Law Implemented: NDCC 54-06-32, 54-44.3-12(1)