The registration fee for a vehicle becomes due as soon as the vehicle is used upon the highways of this state. The registration for a vehicle becomes delinquent immediately upon expiration of the prior registration.
39-04-15.1. Installment registration of vehicles licensed for a gross weight in excess of thirty-six thousand pounds [16329.33 kilograms] - Delinquencies - Penalty. Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 423, § 2.