Section 19-24.1-18 - Compassion centers - Agents - Registry identification cards1. 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 subject to sections 19-24.1-05, 19-24.1-19, and 19-24.1-20, 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; andb. 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.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 215 (SB 2201),§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 215 (SB 2201),§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 217( SB 2078 ), § 3, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 216( SB 2388 ), § 2, eff. 4/12/2023.Amended by S.L. 2021 , ch. 172( HB 1213 ), § 19, eff. 5/3/2021.Amended by S.L. 2019 , ch. 191( HB 1119 ), § 6, eff. 4/24/2019.Added by S.L. 2017 , ch. 171( SB 2344 ), § 1, eff. 4/18/2017.