Subject to authorization by the state banking board, acting by order or rule, a state bank has the same powers as a national bank and may engage directly or indirectly in any activity in which a bank could engage if the state bank were nationally chartered.
Parity for state and national banks
N.D.C.C. § 6-03-02.3 — under Powers, Management, and Operation of Banks.
N.D.C.C. § 6-03-02.3