North DakotaState auditor must review security board as law lists licensing fees
The law lists fees for people and businesses in private investigation and security, and requires the state auditor to review their licensing board during 2025–2027.
What it does
The law lists fees for private investigation and security licenses, agencies, certificates, registrations, and instructor certifications. The board may set and charge them by rule, but the amounts are unclear in this text.
The state auditor must review the board’s work during the two-year period starting July 1, 2025.
Argument forThe audit could help the state auditor identify how the board carries out its work and where it may need improvement.
Argument againstApplicants and license holders could face higher costs if the fees they are charged rise under the amounts listed in the law.
More detail
The board may set and charge fees for private investigation and security licenses, certificates, registrations, and related services. These fees cover private investigator and security applicants and license holders, agencies, service registrants, certificate holders, and armed first responder course instructors. The board may establish fees by rule. The text includes fee limits and late fees, but its amounts are unclear because old and replacement wording run together.
The state auditor must conduct a performance audit of the North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board. The audit covers the North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board. The audit is in addition to the requirements under state law. The audit must take place during the biennium from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 24Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22Latest
- Apr 23Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/21Became Law
- Apr 18Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 18Signed by President
- Apr 18Signed by Speaker
- Apr 15Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 2, Emergency clause carriedMajor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2051. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Concurred
- Apr 7Returned to Senate (12)
- Apr 4Emergency clause carried
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2051. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 4Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 5Passed House
- Apr 1Request return from committee
- Mar 31Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 31Amendment adopted
- Mar 28Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 9 0 4Minor
- Mar 6Committee Hearing 10:00
- Feb 13Introduced, first reading, (emergency), referred Political Subdivisions CommitteeMinor
- Jan 16Received from Senate
- Jan 15Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1, Emergency clause carriedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2051. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 13Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 0Minor
- Jan 8Committee Hearing 10:10
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business CommitteeIntroduced
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