N.D. Cent. Code § 40-18.1-17 (2025)
Subject to section 40-05-06, a municipal judge may use the sentencing alternatives provided under section 12.1-32-02 and may suspend any sentence the judge imposes or defer the imposition of any sentence due to the good behavior of an individual adjudged to have committed an offense, or for other reasonable cause, under subsection 3 or 4 of section 12.1-32-02, except a municipal judge may not suspend a sentence or the imposition of sentence for driving a motor vehicle in violation of an operator's license suspension, revocation, or restriction or for a violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance if the suspension of sentence or suspension of the imposition of sentence is prohibited under section 39-06-17 or 39-06-42 or chapter 39-08.