North DakotaHB 12292025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statutory fees for traffic offenses and a motor vehicle owner's responsibility regarding a driver who flees a peace officer; and to provide a penalty.

Sponsored By: Austen Schauer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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Vehicle owners face fees, with safeguards

North Dakota law presumes a vehicle owner is responsible when someone driving that vehicle flees an officer's signal to stop. Officers can investigate and cite the owner instead of pursuing the driver, within 96 hours after observing the offense. The fee is $100 for a first violation and $500 for each later violation. Owners are not liable if the driver is charged or the vehicle was reported stolen before the offense or a reasonable time afterward. Owners also avoid liability by cooperating with officers to show they were not driving, or providing information showing that. If a leased vehicle was in the lessee's possession, the lessor is not liable; the lessee is presumed responsible instead. The lessor must provide the vehicle registration number and the renter's or lessee's name, address, and driver's license number. No person can be charged with both fleeing and the owner-responsibility violation for the same incident. The owner-responsibility law does not apply to rental companies renting vehicles to customers for 90 days or less.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Austen Schauer

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Mike Beltz

    Republican • House

  • Glenn Bosch

    Republican • House

  • Jason Dockter

    Republican • House

  • Jim Grueneich

    Republican • House

  • Pat D. Heinert

    Republican • House

  • Carrie McLeod

    Republican • House

  • Steve Swiontek

    Republican • House

  • Sean Cleary

    Republican • Senate

  • David A. Clemens

    Republican • Senate

  • Jonathan Sickler

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 265 • No: 56

House vote • 4/28/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 14

Yes: 75 • No: 14

House vote • 4/22/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 14

Yes: 80 • No: 14

Senate vote • 4/4/2025

Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 29 nays 16

Yes: 29 • No: 16

House vote • 2/24/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 81 nays 12

Yes: 81 • No: 12

Actions Timeline

  1. Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02

    6/11/2025House
  2. Signed by Governor 05/01

    5/2/2025House
  3. Sent to Governor

    5/1/2025House
  4. Signed by Speaker

    5/1/2025House
  5. Signed by President

    4/29/2025Senate
  6. Conference committee report adopted

    4/28/2025Senate
  7. Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accept)

    4/28/2025Senate
  8. Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 14

    4/28/2025House
  9. Conference committee report adopted

    4/28/2025House
  10. Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House accept)

    4/25/2025House
  11. Conference committee report rejected

    4/23/2025Senate
  12. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    4/23/2025Senate
  13. Second reading, passed, yeas 80 nays 14

    4/22/2025House
  14. Conference committee report adopted

    4/22/2025House
  15. Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar

    4/17/2025House
  16. Conference committee appointed Rummel Paulson Cory

    4/14/2025Senate
  17. Conference committee appointed Koppelman Grueneich Schatz

    4/9/2025House
  18. Refused to concur

    4/9/2025House
  19. Returned to House (12)

    4/7/2025House
  20. Emergency clause failed

    4/4/2025Senate
  21. Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 29 nays 16

    4/4/2025Senate
  22. Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

    4/2/2025Senate
  23. Laid over one legislative day

    4/1/2025Senate
  24. Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0

    3/31/2025Senate
  25. Committee Hearing 09:00

    3/27/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Adopted by the Senate Transportation Committee

  • Enrollment

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments

  • FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments

  • INTRODUCED

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Koppelman

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Schauer

  • Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Chamber

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