N.D. Cent. Code § 6-09.15-03
A lender may apply to the Bank of North Dakota for a loan guarantee for a loan amount to be determined by the Bank. The Bank may approve a guarantee of a loan of up to five thousand dollars to a beginning entrepreneur for use by the beginning entrepreneur for accounting, legal, and business planning and other consulting or advisory services in planning for the establishment of a qualified revenue-producing enterprise. The Bank may approve a guarantee of a loan of up to twenty-five thousand dollars to a beginning entrepreneur without requiring the beginning entrepreneur to provide collateral for the loan. The term of a loan guarantee may not exceed five years. The Bank may charge a lender an annual fee during the term of a loan guarantee. Total outstanding guarantees under this program at the time of issuance may not exceed five percent of the Bank's tier one capital as defined by the department of financial institutions.
N.D.C.C. § 6-09.15-03