Senate Bill No. 2235 Summary

• Amends North Dakota contractor licensing regulations to update definitions, clarify the role of the secretary of state as registrar, and modify terminology throughout the licensing process.

• Changes the contractor licensing fiscal year from the previous designation to "contractor year" defined as March second through March first, with updated renewal deadlines and procedures.

• Modifies contractor name change requirements to require notification within ten days and a ten dollar fee, with restrictions on changes associated with legal status changes other than marital status.

• Establishes a penalty fee of fifty dollars for contractors who miss the March first renewal deadline but renew by June first, after which licenses are expired rather than revoked.

• Updates provisions for public contracts, bid requirements, tax certification, nonresident contractor agent for service of process, and record-keeping procedures to streamline administration by the secretary of state's office.