No claim for relief may be instituted in any court of this state for compensation for an act done or service rendered as an apprentice, licensed, or certified appraiser unless the appraiser held a permit to practice under this chapter at the time of offering to perform the act or service or procuring a promise to contract for the payment of compensation for a contemplated act or service as an apprentice, licensed, or certified appraiser.
N.D.C.C. § 43-23.3-16