N.D. Cent. Code § 51-23-14 (2025)
1. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order of the commissioner under this chapter, is guilty of a class B felony.
2. Any person convicted of violating a rule or order under this chapter may be fined, but may not be imprisoned, if the person proves the person had no knowledge of the rule or order.