If I am 17 and have a job with enough money in the bank to get started on my life, can I get emancipated in North Dakota.

No... you have to petition the court.. and have a full time job paying enough to be able to pay for everything and be able to prove it. Just money in the bank isn't enough.

Then about the time you turn 18 because these things take time... then the whole thing becomes moot.

Getting emancipated is not easy, NS has no specific statute that allows for it. North Dakota Emancipation of Minor Law - Emancipation - Minors (http://minors.uslegal.com/emancipation/north-dakota-emancipation-of-minor-law/)

If you are 17, when will you become 18? It's likely that you will turn 18 by the time this goes through the courts.

Why do you want to move out? Have you finished school yet?