Garage door rules & licensing in North Dakota

North Dakota Secretary of State (the "registrar" under NDCC ch. 43-07) — official site

NDCC 43-07-02(1): "A person may not engage in the business nor act in the capacity of a contractor within this state when the cost, value, or price per job exceeds the sum of four thousand dollars nor may that person maintain any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state related to the person's business or capacity as a contractor without first having a license as provided in this chapter." "Contractor" under 43-07-01(1) covers construction, repair, alteration, dismantling or demolition of buildings and every other type of structure or improvement to real or personal property, and includes subcontractors. Acting without a license is a class A misdemeanor.

$4,000 - a license is required when the cost, value or price per job exceeds four thousand dollars (NDCC 43-07-02(1)). There is no garage-door-specific classification; the class is chosen by the maximum single-project value the contractor wants to be able to take.

No surety bond. NDCC 43-07-04(1) requires that "A copy of a certificate of liability insurance must be filed with the application and the contractor shall submit a statement from North Dakota workforce safety and insurance that the contractor has secured workforce safety and insurance coverage satisfactory to workforce safety and insurance." The Secretary of State adds that the liability insurance must be in the same name as the license requested and must list "the North Dakota Secretary of State, 600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505, as the certificate holder." Licenses renew on or before March 1 each year.

Building code enforcement is local option: "If a city, county, or township elects to adopt and enforce building codes, it must adopt and enforce the State Building Code." The legislature specifies that "the state building code consist of the International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), and International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)"; the IECC and IEBC were also adopted. The 2024 updates were adopted Sept. 11, 2025 and "The new North Dakota State Building Code will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026." Jurisdictions may add local amendments, so permit requirements for a garage door are set by the city, county or township.