THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
State
North Dakota
The current record for North Dakota in each policy area of the atlas.
| Policy area | Policy reported | Rating (Transitics) | Captured |
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| Birth certificates | Conditions / barriers Allowed; Requires Proof of Surgery | Rating: Restrictive | Captured: |
| Driver’s licenses | Conditions / barriers Allowed; Requires Certification of Social Transition | Rating: Highly Progressive | Captured: |
| Nonbinary recognition | Restriction reported Bans Recognition | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Bathrooms & facilities | Restriction reported Bathroom Ban In Public K-12 Schools & Public College Dorms; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated | Rating: Restrictive | Captured: |
| Youth gender-affirming care | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Medicaid coverage | Conditions / barriers Explicit Exclusion For Minors; Explicit Coverage For Adults | Rating: Highly Progressive | Captured: |
| Sports participation | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Care in prisons | Conditions / barriers Provides Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy | Rating: Progressive | Captured: |
| Prison housing | Conditions / barriers Placement According To Sex On Government ID | Rating: Highly Progressive | Captured: |
| Legal sex definitions | Restriction reported Century Code definitions tie sex, male and female to reproductive biology at birth across state law | Captured: |
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
Dated records
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Bathroom Ban In Public K-12 Schools & Public College Dorms; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Century Code definitions tie sex, male and female to reproductive biology at birth across state law
N.D. Cent. Code § 1-01-49(8), (11), (28) (2023 N.D. Laws, H.B. 1474); N.D. Cent. Code § 1-01-34(2) (2025 N.D. Laws, H.B. 1181)
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Allowed; Requires Proof of Surgery
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Allowed; Requires Certification of Social Transition
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
All dated records for North Dakota
Legislation
The atlas tracks 23 bills for North Dakota. See the list.