An applicant may qualify as a resident if the applicant resides in this state or maintains the applicant’s principal place of business in this state. A license issued pursuant to an application claiming residency for licensing purposes constitutes an election of residency in this state. A license is void if the licensee, while holding a resident license in this state, also holds or applies for a resident license from, or thereafter claims to be a resident of, any other state or other jurisdiction or ceases to be a resident of this state.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-26-19

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49