§ 19-24.1-18 — Compassion centers - Agents - Registry identification cards

North Dakota § 19-24.1-18

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 19: Foods, Drugs, Oils, and Compounds
• Ch. 19-24.1: Medical Marijuana

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1. Upon issuance of a compassion center registry certificate, the department shall issue
a registry identification card to each qualified compassion center agent associated with
the compassion center.
2. To qualify to be issued a registry identification card, each compassion center agent
must be at least twenty-one years of age and shall submit all of the following registry
identification card application material to the department:
a. A photographic copy of the agent's department-approved identification. The agent
shall make the identification available for inspection and verification by the
department.
b. A recent two-by-two inch [5.08-by-5.08 centimeter] photograph of the agent.
c. A written and signed statement from an officer or executive staff member of the
compassion center stating the applicant is associated with the compassion center
and the capacity of the association.
d. The name, address, and telephone number of the agent.
e. The name, address, and telephone number of the compassion center with which
the agent is associated.
f. The agent's signature and the date.
g. A nonrefundable application or renewal fee not to exceed the amount of
two hundred dollars.
3. Each compassion center agent shall consent to a criminal history record check
conducted under section 12-60-24 to demonstrate compliance with the eligibility
requirements.

a. All applicable fees associated with the required criminal history record checks
must be paid by the department.
b. A criminal history record check must be performed upon initial application and
biennially upon renewal. A compassion center agent shall consent to a criminal
history record check at any time the department determines necessary.
c. An individual convicted of a drug-related misdemeanor offense within the
five-year period before the date of application or a felony offense is prohibited
from being a compassion center agent.
4. The department shall notify the compassion center in writing of the purpose for
denying a compassion center agent application for a registry identification card. The
department shall deny an application if the applicant fails to meet the registration
requirements or to provide the information required, if the applicant previously had a
registry identification card revoked, or if the department determines the information
provided is false. The cardholder may appeal a denial or revocation of a registry
identification card, within thirty days after notice has been given, to the district court of
Burleigh County. The court may authorize the cardholder to appear by reliable
electronic means.
5. The department shall issue a compassion center agent a registry identification card
within thirty calendar days of approval of an application.
6. A compassion center agent with a registry identification card shall notify the
department of any of the following within ten calendar days of the change, in a manner
prescribed by the department:
a. A change in the cardholder's name or address; and
b. Knowledge of a change that would render the compassion center agent no longer
eligible to be a cardholder.
7. If a compassion center agent loses the agent's registry identification card, that agent
shall notify the department in writing within twenty-four hours of becoming aware the
card has been lost.
8. If a cardholder notifies the department of items listed in this section but the nature of
the item reported results in the cardholder remaining eligible, the department shall
issue the cardholder a new registry identification card with a new random ten-digit
alphanumeric identification number within twenty calendar days of approving the
updated information and the cardholder shall pay a fee, not to exceed twenty-five
dollars. If a cardholder notifies the department of an item that results in the cardholder
being ineligible, the registry identification card immediately becomes void.
9. A compassion center shall notify the department in writing within two calendar days of
the date a compassion center agent ceases to work for or be associated with the
compassion center. Upon receipt of the notification, that individual's registry
identification card becomes void immediately.
10. The registry identification card of a compassion center agent expires one year after
issuance or upon the termination of the compassion center's registration certificate,
whichever occurs first. To prevent interruption of possession of a valid registry
identification card, a compassion center agent shall renew a registry identification card
by submitting a complete renewal application no less than forty-five calendar days
before the expiration date of the existing registry identification card.