# Title 90 — State Board of Water Well Contractors

## Article 90-02 — Operations

## Chapter 90-02-01 — Examination

### § 90-02-01-01. Examination preparation.

The board shall arrange for an examination to be prepared for board approval. If a majority of the
board finds that the proposed examination fairly tests the skills and knowledge needed to be a
certificate holder, it shall approve such examination and order its use. The examination may be
modified from time to time at the board's discretion.
History: Amended effective May 1, 2002; October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
### § 90-02-01-02. Supervision and correction.

The examination shall be given, supervised, and corrected by a board-appointed representative,
who shall report the results to the board.
History: Amended effective May 1, 2002; October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
### § 90-02-01-02.1. Examination - When held - Notice.

The board shall hold meetings at such times and such places as the board designates to
administer an examination to persons desiring to become certified as certificate holders or geothermal
system drillers. The board shall give no less than ten days' written notice to each applicant of the time
and place of such examination. The board shall develop separate examinations for the certification of
water well contractors, water well pump and pitless unit installers, monitoring well contractors, and
geothermal system drillers.
History: Effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12

### § 90-02-01-03. Examination dates.

The examination to become a certificate holder must be given four times each year, during
February, May, August, and November. The exact date must be announced by the appointed
examination representative at least thirty days before the examination.
History: Amended effective May 1, 2002; October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
### § 90-02-01-04. Examination location.

The examination must be given in the office of the department of water resources or in Bismarck,
North Dakota.
History: Amended effective May 1, 2002; October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
### § 90-02-01-05. Examination procedure.

Each applicant may spend up to four hours writing the examination. No books, charts, tables,
notes, or other guidance may be used. A minimum score of seventy percent is required to pass the
examination.
History: Amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
### § 90-02-01-06. Waiting period.

Any person failing to pass the examination may not take the examination for a period of one year
immediately following the failure.
History: Amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-12
