# N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-26-04: 26.1-26-04. Commissions

> North Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T26.1_C26.1-26_S26.1-26-04

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-26-04
- **Heading:** 26.1-26-04. Commissions
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 26.1 / Chapter 26.1-26 / Section 26.1-26-04

## Text

26.1-26-04. Commissions

1. An insurance company or insurance producer may not pay a commission, service fee,

brokerage, or other valuable consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or

negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this

chapter and is not licensed.

2. A person may not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable

consideration for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if that person

is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not licensed.

3. Renewal or other deferred compensation may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting,

or negotiating insurance in this state if that person was required to be licensed under

this chapter at the time of the sale, solicitation, or negotiation and was licensed at that

time.

4. An insurer or insurance producer may pay or assign commissions, service fees,

brokerages, or other valuable consideration to an insurance agency or to persons that

do not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in this state, unless the payment violates

section 26.1-04-06.

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