North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 109 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
Article 109-02 - Peace Officer Standards
Chapter 109-02-02 - Licensing and Training Requirements
Section 109-02-02-04 - Limited peace officer license

1. The board may issue a limited peace officer license to an individual who is in good standing and has completed the educational, medical, and psychological examination licensing requirements and has been qualified to carry a sidearm.

2. The application for the limited license must be made by the individual's employing agency. A peace officer with a limited license must work under the supervision of an officer with a full-time peace officer license. Supervision of a peace officer with a limited license means the supervising officer has the ability to have direct personal contact with the peace officer with a limited license within a reasonable time and the peace officer with a limited license is able to have direct personal contact with the supervising full-time peace officer within a reasonable time.

3. A limited license is effective until the individual has successfully completed the first available basic full-time peace officer training course and has successfully completed the licensing examination.

4. The board may authorize an individual to attend a subsequent basic full-time peace officer training course upon a showing of good cause by the agency or individual. The board may renew the limited license once if the individual failed the licensing examination. An individual with a limited license may retake the licensing examination within thirty days after the first examination and upon payment of the examination fee. If an individual with a limited license fails the licensing examination a second time, the individual shall successfully complete a basic full-time peace officer training course before the individual may retake the licensing examination. The individual shall obtain a limited license if the individual will attend the basic full-time peace officer training course at the law enforcement training center.

5. If a peace officer with a limited license is no longer employed with the agency that applied for the limited license, or if the peace officer fails to attend and successfully complete the first available basic full-time peace officer training course without the prior approval of the board, the peace officer's limited license expires.

6. An applicant for a part-time peace officer license may not receive a limited peace officer license.

7. An individual who has not been issued a limited license may not perform peace officer duties under this section. North Dakota Century Code section 12-63-02 requires an individual to be licensed before performing peace officer duties. North Dakota Century Code section 12.1-13-04 makes impersonating a law enforcement officer a class A misdemeanor.