North Dakota Century Code Title 13. Debtor and Creditor Relationship § 13-08-03. Qualifications for license

1. Each applicant shall maintain a net worth of at least twenty-five thousand dollars per licensed location, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

2. The financial responsibility, financial condition, business experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant must reasonably warrant the belief that the applicant's business will be conducted lawfully and fairly. In determining whether this qualification is met and for the purpose of investigating compliance with this chapter, the commissioner may review and consider the relevant business records and the capital adequacy of the applicant and the competence, experience, integrity, and financial ability of any person who is a member, partner, director, officer, or twenty-five percent or more shareholder of the applicant, and whether the applicant has filed the appropriate registration with the North Dakota secretary of state, if so required.

3. Each applicant shall establish that neither the applicant nor any principal of the applicant has been convicted of a felony. A deferred sentence or federal pretrial diversion must be considered a conviction for purposes of this section.

4. Each applicant shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, and the commissioner may require a larger bond if the commissioner determines the larger bond is necessary based on the volume of the applicant's business.