Regulatory Authority
Primary Regulator
How Licensing Works in North Dakota
North Dakota maintains a centralized, statewide licensing regime for private investigators and private security service providers under N.D.C.C. Chapter 43-30. Licensing is administered by the North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board.
The statute provides for licensure of private investigation companies and private investigators. It also provides for licensure of security service providers and registration of individual security personnel as defined by statute.
Licensure or registration is required prior to engaging in regulated services. Both business entities and individual personnel are regulated at the state level.
Firearms licensing is governed under separate provisions of North Dakota law and is not itself a private security or private investigation license.
Regulation of private investigation and private security services is centralized at the state level.
Licenses Issued by the State
Security Services
- North Dakota Security Service Provider License
- North Dakota Security Officer Registration
Private Investigation Services
- North Dakota Private Investigator License
- North Dakota Private Investigator Company License
Operational Notes for Multi-State Firms
North Dakota requires state-level licensure for private investigation companies and security service providers under Chapter 43-30.
Individual private investigators and security personnel must be licensed or registered with the Board prior to performing regulated services.
Firearms licensing is governed under separate statutory provisions and does not substitute for required licensure under Chapter 43-30.