Order to show cause
N.D. Cent. Code § 19-03.1-19
in effect19-03.1-19. Order to show cause
1. Before denying, suspending, or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of
registration, the board shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show
cause why registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended, or why the
renewal should not be refused. The order to show cause must contain a statement of
the basis therefor and must call upon the applicant or registrant to appear before the
board at a time and place not less than thirty days after the date of service of the
order, but in the case of a denial or renewal of registration the show cause order must
be served not later than thirty days before the expiration of the registration. These
proceedings must be conducted in accordance with chapter 28-32 without regard to
any criminal prosecution or other proceeding. Proceedings to refuse renewal of
registration do not abate the existing registration which remains in effect pending the
outcome of the administrative hearing.
2. The board may suspend, without an order to show cause, any registration
simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under section 19-03.1-18, or where
renewal of registration is refused, if it finds that there is an imminent danger to the
public health or safety which warrants this action. The suspension continues in effect
until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review thereof, unless sooner
withdrawn by the board or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t19c03-1.pdf#nameddest=19-03p1-19Fetched: 10/16/2026