North Dakota Code 43-25-18 – Reciprocity
1. Any individual who has been duly licensed in another city, county, state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, to practice massage, may upon paying a fee of one hundred fifty dollars or a lesser fee set by the board be granted a license to practice in this state without being required to take an examination, if the applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the board:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-25-18
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. The applicant is licensed in good standing in any other city, county, state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States; b. The applicant actively practiced for at least two of the last three years; c. The applicant graduated from a school of massage or massage therapy program approved by the board which may be proven by presentation of a diploma or credentials; d. The applicant passed an examination acceptable to the board; and
e. A massage license granted to the applicant in any other city, county, state, territory, or jurisdiction is not subject to suspension, revocation, or otherwise restricted in any manner for disciplinary purposes.
2. To qualify for licensure under this section, an applicant shall submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check as required by section 43-25-08.1.