North Dakota § 43-11-28 - Fees and qualifications
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§ 43-11-28. Fees and qualifications
1. The board shall determine the qualifications for licensure of cosmetologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians, manicurists, instructors, establishments, independent licensees, and schools, and may issue licenses upon approval. 2. Fees to be paid by applicants as required under this chapter may not exceed the following amounts: a. Fees: MAXIMUM FEE: (1) Establishment, original license $150.00 (2) Establishment, annual renewal $100.00 per year (3) Independent licensee, original license $150.00 (4) Independent licensee, annual renewal $100.00 per year (5) School, original license $550.00 (6) School, annual renewal $250.00 per year (7) Advanced esthetician, original license $50.00 (8) Advanced esthetician, annual renewal $50.00 per year (9) Cosmetologist, original license $50.00 (10) Cosmetologist, annual renewal $50.00 per year (11) Master cosmetologist, original license $50.00 (12) Master cosmetologist, annual renewal $50.00 per year (13) Esthetician, original license $50.00 (14) Esthetician, annual renewal $50.00 per year (15) Master esthetician, original license $50.00 (16) Master esthetician, annual renewal $50.00 per year (17) Instructor, original license $50.00 (18) Instructor, renewal $50.00 per year (19) Manicurist, original license $50.00 (20) Manicurist, annual renewal $50.00 per year (21) Master manicurist, original license $50.00 (22) Master manicurist, annual renewal $50.00 per year (23) Duplicate license $20.00 (24) Individual or business name change $20.00 (25) Reciprocity license fee $105.00 (26) Registration fee for apprentice $15.00 (27) Registration fee for apprentice trainer $25.00 (28) Registration fee for student $15.00 (29) Reinspection fee $75.00 (30) Transcript fee $20.00 (31) Verification fee $20.00 b. Late fees (1) Individual late renewal within one year $50.00 (2) Individual late renewal after $150.00 one year but before five years (3) (4) (5) (6) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Establishment late renewal within one year $50.00 Independent licensee late renewal within one year $50.00 Establishment late renewal after one year $100.00 per year expired Independent licensee late renewal $100.00 per year expired after one year (7) School late renewal within thirty days $50.00 The examination administrator shall set and collect examination fees and the applicant shall pay the fee. Fees are not prorated or returnable. The board may establish continuing education requirements for cosmetologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians, manicurists, and instructors. The board may adopt rules related to continuing education hours for each license type under this section. The board shall sponsor an educational program for licenseholders to carry out the purposes of protecting the public health and safety and maintaining capable and skilled cosmetologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians, manicurists, and instructors. The board shall use such portion of the renewal fees as the board may determine for the purpose of providing the educational program. A licensee who has maintained an active license issued by this board for forty-five years or more and who is no longer engaged in the active practice of the profession may apply to the board for a legacy status of license not less than ninety days prior to the expiration of their license. Licenses with legacy status expire on December thirtyfirst of each year and must be renewed annually for a fee of twenty-five dollars. While in legacy status, continuing education hours are not required for renewal. Legacy status does not apply to an instructor license, establishment license, or independent licensee license. A licensee may remove legacy status by: a. Applying to the board and paying the applicable renewal fee; and b. Taking the required annual continuing education hours if applicable.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-11-28 ("Fees and qualifications") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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