# North Dakota

Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for North Dakota, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.

Source: https://uscli.org/states/north-dakota

## Licensing Ledger

North Dakota licenses private investigators through the Private Investigative and Security Board. A 2025 law raised the Board’s fees and fixed them in statute, and the State Auditor’s 2026 performance audit of the Board found five problem areas. A 2025 stalking amendment added tracking by robot, including drones; the defense for licensed investigators acting within the scope of employment was not changed.

[Full North Dakota page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota) (6 entries).

- Oct 1, 2026 — **[Criminal history check fee rises to $43](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota#fbi-fee-2026)** — Board notice — The FBI fingerprint fee rose by $3, so the criminal history record check now totals $43 and a new registration application $88. New forms must be used.
- Jul 1, 2026 — **[2026 renewal letter; late fee differs from the statute](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota#renewal-letter-2026)** — Board letter — All licenses and registrations expire September 30, 2026, and the Board asked for renewals by September 1. The letter lists a $100 monthly late fee for investigator licenses, while N.D.C.C. 43-30-16 sets $75 a month. Errors and omissions coverage must…
- Mar 16, 2026 — **[State Auditor’s performance audit of the Board](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota#audit-2026)** — State Auditor report, required by SB 2051 (2025) — Covering January 2019 through June 2025, the audit found five problem areas: no documented policies or procedures; licensing inefficiencies, including no accurate list of licensees and registrants; manual pocket-card production; an impractical renewal…
- Aug 1, 2025 — **[Stalking and harassment by robot, including drones](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota#hb-1429)** — HB 1429, 2025 S.L. ch. 126 — Defines a robot to include remotely piloted aircraft, adds acts conducted with a robot to the stalking course of conduct, and adds robots to the tracking prong of stalking alongside the existing global positioning and electronic means (N.D.C.C.…
- Jul 1, 2025 — **[Fees for online apprentice courses and nonlicensed agency owners](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/north-dakota#hb-1045)** — HB 1045, 2025 S.L. ch. 398 — Adds fees of up to $60 for online apprentice security officer courses and up to $60 a year, with a late fee up to $20 a month, for nonlicensed officers and owners of at least 10% of an agency (N.D.C.C. 43-30-16).

## Officer Ledger

The Officer Ledger has not published a North Dakota page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/officer-certification-tracker).

## Forensic Ledger

The Forensic Ledger has not published a North Dakota page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/forensic-science-tracker).