Title 43, Occupations and Professions

Not later than ten days after the date of a change in a contractor's name, the licensee shall notify the registrar of the name change on a form provided by the registrar. A name change must be accompanied by a ten dollar fee. A licensee may not change the name of the licensee if …

1. Any license issued under this chapter may be renewed for each successive contractor year by obtaining from the registrar a certificate for the current contractor year. To obtain a certificate for the current contractor year, the licensee shall file with the registrar an applic…

1. A contractor, resident or nonresident, is not eligible to enter a public contract with any department of the state of North Dakota, or any political or governmental subdivision of the state until satisfactory showing is made that the contractor has paid all delinquent income, …

1. All bids and proposals for the construction of any public contract project subject to this chapter must contain a copy of the license or certificate for the current contractor year of the license issued by the registrar, enclosed in the required bid bond envelope. A contract m…

The registrar shall maintain in the registrar's office, open to public inspection during office hours, a complete indexed record of all applications, licenses, certificates for the current contractor year, revocations, expirations, and other information maintained on contractors.…

1. Any person may file a duly verified complaint with the registrar charging that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or omissions: a. Abandonment of any contract without legal excuse after a deposit of money or other consideration has been provided to the license…

The registrar shall review each complaint filed under section 43-07-14. If the registrar determines a written complaint filed under section 43-07-14 provides sufficient facts upon which a reasonable person could conclude that one or more of the acts or omissions set forth in sect…

A licensee whose license has been revoked may not be relicensed for a period of up to five years.

Every applicant for a contractor's license who is not a resident of the state of North Dakota, by signing and filing the application, appoints the registrar as the applicant's true and lawful agent upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against suc…

In all contracts, except those which involve federal-aid funds and when a preference or discrimination would be contrary to a federal law or regulation, hereafter let for state, county, city, school district, or township construction, repair, or maintenance work under any laws of…

Any person violating any provisions of section 43-07-20 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. A repeated violation constitutes legal grounds for a court, on proper application by the labor commissioner, to grant an injunction without requiring the posting of a bond or undertaking.

The labor commissioner has the primary responsibility of enforcing sections 43-07-20 and 43-07-21 and may make reciprocal agreements or arrangements with any other state or territory exempting the application of sections 43-07-20 through 43-07-22, and may examine records of emplo…

Contracts entered between persons for the performance of work to be done by a contractor, except those contracts subject to section 40-22-37 or 48-01.2-13, or contracts governed by federal statutes or regulations which require other provisions with respect to retention, are subje…

When applying for a building permit, a contractor shall supply the permit issuing official that contractor's license number. That official shall enter those numbers on the permit. A person performing general contractor's work on that person's own property, even if exempt from the…

On request, the registrar shall provide city and county enforcement officials with a list of contractors licensed under this chapter. The registrar shall also provide similar information to persons governed by section 43-07-24. Whenever the registrar obtains information on the ac…

Before undertaking any repair, other than emergency repair, or instituting any action for breach of warranty in the construction of a one-family or two-family dwelling, or an improvement with a value exceeding two thousand dollars to a dwelling, the purchaser or owner shall give …

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Alteration" means any substantial change to a conveyance and any part, component, or subsystem of the conveyance, but does not include routine maintenance of a conveyance. 2. "Apprentice electrician" me…

The state electrical board must consist of six members appointed by the governor for a term of five years. One member of the board shall represent the public and may not be directly associated with the electrical industry. The board must include a master electrician who is a cont…

The members of the board shall select from their members a president, a treasurer, and a secretary. Each appointive member of the board is entitled to receive such amount as may be set by the board, and in addition thereto, each member shall receive the necessary and actual expen…

The board shall adopt a seal and may adopt reasonable rules to carry out this chapter. The board may submit a biennial report to the governor and the secretary of state in accordance with section 54-06-04. The board shall appoint qualified inspectors. Upon receipt of notice of co…

The board shall hold a meeting in January of each year in Bismarck and may hold such other meetings as are necessary to conduct examinations and perform the other duties coming before it. Special meetings must be held at the time and place determined by the president, and upon te…

All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in conducting the business of the board must be allowed and paid by the board.

1. A person may not undertake or plan to undertake with another person to plan, lay out, supervise, install, make additions, make alterations, or make repairs, in the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electric light, heat, or power or for a power limited system,…

Conviction of an offense does not disqualify a person from licensure under this chapter unless the board determines that the offense has a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as an electrician or that, following conviction of any offense, the person is not …

1. Except as provided in this section, if a license is required under section 43-09-09, a person may not advertise to contract for electrical services without being licensed as or being associated with a class B electrician, master electrician, or power limited electrician, unles…

The classes of electricians who may be licensed under section 43-09-09 are: 1. Master electrician. 2. Journeyman electrician. 3. Class B electrician. 4. Power limited electrician.

An applicant for an electrician's license must have the following experience and training: 1. For licensure as a master electrician, an applicant must have completed one year's experience as a licensed journeyman electrician. 2. For licensure as a journeyman electrician, an appli…

Each applicant for an electrician's license shall pay the examination fee and shall take an oath and submit written evidence that the applicant has had the required experience.

Examination and annual license fees required to be paid for an electrician's license must be set by the board.

An apprentice electrician shall register with the state electrical board within the first six months of employment and shall pay an annual registration fee in an amount set by the board. An apprentice electrician may work on installations only under the personal supervision of a …

An individual employed by the state electrical board or a political subdivision to inspect electrical or power limited system installations must be licensed as a journeyman electrician or master electrician.

1. An electrician's license may be issued for a term of only one year, but may be renewed without examination upon the payment of the proper fee. If the licensee fails to renew the license for a period of three consecutive years or more, the licensee is required to appear for re-…

An applicant for renewal of an electrician's license pursuant to section 43-09-15 must have successfully completed at least eight hours each biennium, of education relating to the standards set forth in section 43-09-21 or as otherwise prescribed by the board. The board may not r…

The following persons are not required to be licensed by and are not subject to regulation by the board under this chapter: 1. Employees of public utilities engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy while engaged in work directly pertaining to the manufactu…

The board, upon the recommendation of one master electrician and two journeyman electricians, may issue a permit for a journeyman electrician to engage in the journeyman electrician's trade until the next meeting of the board for the examination of applicants. Such permit is not …

An individual may serve as an apprentice under a licensed master electrician or power limited electrician, but a master electrician or power limited electrician may not allow an apprentice to work on any installation without personal supervision of a licensed electrician.

Every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter and doing electrical work shall report the same to the secretary of the board upon blanks furnished by the board for that purpose.

1. A contract, agreement, or undertaking with another person for the installation of electrical wiring or power limited wiring or the installation of electrical or power limited system parts of other apparatus may not be entered by anyone other than a master electrician or power …

All electrical and power limited wiring, apparatus, or equipment must comply with the rules of the board made under authority of the laws of this state and in conformity with the approved methods of construction for safety to life and property. The regulations in the national ele…

1. The board has jurisdiction over and shall provide inspection for all electrical installations. The board has jurisdiction over and shall provide inspection for all power limited system installations. If there is a disagreement between an electrician and an inspector over inter…

A person that violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In addition to criminal proceedings, the board may commence administrative or civil court proceedings as follows: 1. The board may issue a cease and desist order against a person alle…

To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing of electricians provide for similar action, the state electrical board may grant licenses of the same grade or class to electricians licensed by other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee, after …

The jurisdiction of the board and other requirements of this chapter do not apply to installations, wiring, apparatus, or equipment that are part of a coal mine permitted by the public service commission and are subject to the jurisdiction of the federal mine safety and health ad…

1. The board shall adopt rules to regulate the inspection and testing of conveyances and to implement applicable standards published by the American society of mechanical engineers. The board shall publish testing and inspection forms based on the rules and standards adopted by t…

1. a. Within six months from July 1, 2025, the owner of a conveyance shall register the conveyance with the board. b. The owner of a new elevator or other conveyance must register the conveyance with the board within thirty days after the conveyance has been inspected and approve…

The board may revoke or suspend a permit upon a finding: 1. Of a false statement, omission, or misrepresentation of material fact in the permit application or the plans or specifications on which the permit was based. 2. The work detailed under the permit has not been performed i…

1. A permit is deemed expired if: a. The work authorized by the permit is not commenced within six months after the date on which the permit is issued or within a shorter period as specified on the permit; or b. After the work has commenced, the work is suspended or abandoned for…

1. Upon installation of a conveyance, an elevator contractor responsible for the work shall certify compliance with this chapter, rules of the board, and any applicable industry code or standard. 2. Before a conveyance is placed in operation, the owner of the conveyance shall obt…

If an incident occurs involving an elevator or other conveyance which results in death or bodily injury to any person which requires hospitalization or other treatment by a medical professional, the owner of the conveyance shall submit to the board a report, on a form prescribed …

1. The owner of a conveyance shall ensure each conveyance is inspected and tested as required by the board. 2. All work required for inspections and tests of conveyances must be performed by an elevator mechanic and must be witnessed by an elevator inspector. 3. Upon completion o…