How to look up a license in North Dakota

Official license searches in North Dakota

11 official searches from 10 boards cover the North Dakota licenses on this site. 4 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology: the 3 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist, Instructor and Master Cosmetologist.
• North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State: the 2 credentials it issues for notaries, including Notary Public and Electronic and remote notarization authorization (Notary Public Amendment).
• North Dakota Board of Nursing: the 2 credentials it issues for registered nurses, including Registered Nurse (R.N.) — single-state license (North Dakota only) and Registered Nurse (R.N.) — multistate (compact) license.
• North Dakota Insurance Department: the 3 credentials it issues for insurance agents, including Resident insurance producer license, Nonresident insurance producer license and Business entity insurance producer license.
• North Dakota State Plumbing Board: the 3 credentials it issues for plumbers, including Journeyman Plumber, Apprentice Plumber (registration) and Master Plumber.
• North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry: the 4 credentials it issues for nursing assistants, including Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medication Assistant I (MA I; ND HHS pages also say "Medication Aide I"), Medication Assistant II (MA II; ND HHS pages also say "Medication Aide II") and Nurse Aide (NA) - registered, not certified.
• North Dakota State Electrical Board: the 6 credentials it issues for electricians, including Journeyman electrician, Apprentice electrician (registration), Power limited apprentice electrician (registration), Class B electrician, Power limited electrician and Master electrician.
• North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board: the 6 credentials it issues for security guards, including Security Officer, Apprentice Security Officer, Commissioned Security Officer, Licensed security provider (individual license to provide private security services), Armed Private Security Certificate and Private Security Agency License.
• North Dakota Board of Massage Therapy: the Massage Therapist.
• North Dakota Real Estate Commission: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Salesperson, Broker (designated broker or broker associate) and Real estate brokerage firm license.
• North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State: the 4 credentials it issues for general contractors, including Contractor License, Class A, Contractor License, Class B, Contractor License, Class C and Contractor License, Class D.

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, notaries, registered nurses, insurance agents, plumbers, nursing assistants, electricians, security guards, massage therapists, real estate agents, general contractors.