Committee advances bill to set fees for online apprentice security training and corporate officer renewals

House Bill 1045 would allow the North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board to charge an application fee for non‑live online classroom training for apprentice security officers and would add a renewal fee and a late renewal fee for nonlicensed officers and owners with at least a 10% interest in private security or detective agencies.

The board’s executive director, John Shorey, told the Senate Industry and Business Committee that the bill “creates 2 new subsections to section 40‑33‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code.” He said the first new subsection would permit an initial application fee “which may not exceed $60” for approval of a non‑live remote or online apprentice training course, and the second would allow a renewal fee “which may not exceed $60” and a $20 late…