N.D.C.C. § 57-20-16 — Cancellation on nonpayment of paper

If, on the due presentment, any check, draft, or money order accepted in payment of any
tax, fee, or license, for any reason, is not honored or paid, any record of payment or redemption
that may have been made on any official record because of the acceptance of such check, draft,
or money order, must be canceled, and the tax, assessment, fee, or license stands as a charge
and lien just as though no credit had been given or payment attempted. For the purpose of
making certain such cancellation, the officer accepting any check, draft, or money order shall
make whatever memoranda may be necessary to enable the officer to make the proper
cancellation upon the return of any such instrument unpaid.