N.D. Cent. Code § 52-06-10
Whenever any claim for benefits under the North Dakota unemployment compensation law involves the application of the provisions of subsection 4 of section 52-06-02, the examiner handling the claim, if so directed by the bureau, shall transmit such claim promptly to the appeals referee for the purpose of making a determination upon the issues involved under that section or upon such claim. The appeals referee shall make the determination on the claim after such investigation as the appeals referee deems necessary and after affording the parties entitled to notice an opportunity for a fair hearing in accordance with the provisions of the North Dakota unemployment compensation law with respect to hearings and determinations of the appeal tribunals. The parties must be notified promptly of the determination, together with the reasons therefor, in the event of the denial of the claim. Such determination must be deemed to be the final decision on the claim, unless within seven days of the mailing of the notice to a party's last-known address, or in the absence of such mailing, within ten days after the delivery of such notice, an appeal is filed with the bureau.
N.D.C.C. § 52-06-10