Required vaccine - Opt-out procedure
N.D. Cent. Code § 23-12-23
in effect23-12-23. Required vaccine - Opt-out procedure
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency, political subdivision, or any
other government entity may not require an individual to take or receive a vaccine or
similar product used to prevent a disease, unless there is a procedure made available
for an opt-out for health, religious, or philosophical reasons.
2. For a school, day care center, child care facility, head start program, or nursery school,
section 23-07-17.1 must be followed for vaccines and vaccine opt-out procedures.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t23c12.pdf#nameddest=23-12-23Fetched: 10/16/2026