North Dakota license renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for North Dakota on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for its fees and how to renew.

• North Dakota Electrician License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  North Dakota electrician licenses are issued by the State Electrical Board for one year at a time. Master, Class B and power limited licenses expire every April 30, journeyman licenses every March 31, and renewals open on January 1. To renew, you need 8 hours of board-approved continuing education on file with the board, at least 4 of them on the electrical code. An expired license can be reinstated by paying a reinstatement fee equal to the annual fee, but three years or more without renewing means taking the exam again.

  Renews every

  Year: master, Class B and power limited licenses expire on April 30, journeyman licenses on March 31

  Continuing education

  8 hours on file with the board to renew a master, journeyman, power limited or Class B license, at least 4 of them on the National Electrical Code. Every course, whether classroom, webinar, online or correspondence, must be board approved

• North Dakota Contractor License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  North Dakota requires a contractor license from the Secretary of State for construction work when the cost, value or price per job exceeds $4,000, subcontractors included. A license runs for the contractor year, March 2 through March 1, and must be renewed on or before March 1 of each year through the FirstStop Portal. The renewal fee is $90, $60, $45 or $30 depending on your class, and you file a list of the North Dakota projects over $50,000 you completed in the past calendar year and the nature of the work on each, a certificate of liability insurance and a certification that your payroll taxes and insurance premiums are paid. Miss March 1 and you're treated as unlicensed; you can still renew until June 1 by paying a $50 penalty fee plus the renewal fee, after which the license expires.

  Renews every

  Every year. A North Dakota contractor license runs for the contractor year, March 2 through March 1, and must be renewed on or before March 1 of each year

• North Dakota Plumber License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  North Dakota plumber licenses from the State Plumbing Board are valid for one year and expire on December 31. Renewal costs $200 for a master plumber and $100 for a journeyman, online through the board's member portal or on the paper renewal form, and the board's 2026 renewal form says a license renewed on February 1 or later incurs a $50 late fee. Master and journeyman plumbers must complete 2 to 4 credit hours of continuing education within a two-year period; apprentices aren't required to.

  Renews every

  Every year. A plumber's certificate and license is valid for only one year and expires on December 31 of the year it was issued