Title 39 — Motor Vehicles
51 chapters · 808 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, "motor vehicle" includes a housetrailer or mobile home and a semitrailer designed to be towed by a truck tractor and "manufactured home" means a manufactured home as defined in section 41-09-02.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-02 Vehicles exempt from provisions of chapter
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 328, § 1.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-02.1 Certificate of title required
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no certificate of title has been issued shall make application to the department for a certificate of title to the vehicle.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-02.2 Exclusions from the certificate of title requirement
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A certificate of title need not be obtained for: 1. A vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered in this state. 2. A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even if incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstra…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-05 Application for certificate of title - Contents - Fee
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1. An application for a certificate of title must be made upon a form provided by the department and must contain all of the following: a. A full description of the vehicle, including the name of the manufacturer, model year if the model year is known, either the engine, serial, …
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-07 False statement in application or other document - Penalty
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-08 Application to be checked against certain indexes
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The department shall maintain a vehicle identification number index of registered motor vehicles and upon receiving an application for a certificate of title it shall check first the vehicle identification number shown in the application against such index.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-09 Issuance, contents, delivery, and term of certificate
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1. After checking the application for a certificate as provided in section 39-05-08 and except as provided in subsection 4, the department, if it is satisfied that the applicant is the person entitled to the possession of the vehicle, shall issue a certificate of title in paper o…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-09.1 Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate of title
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If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly make application for and may…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-09.2 Suspension or revocation of certificates of title
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1. The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with chapter 28-32, when authorized by any other provision of law or if it finds: a. The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneousl…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-10 Registration card - Issuance - Contents - Signing
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Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 295, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-11 Altering or forging certificate of title - Penalty
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Any person who shall: 1. Alter with fraudulent intent any certificate of title issued by the department; 2. Forge or counterfeit any certificate of title purporting to have been issued by the department under the provisions of this chapter; 3. Alter or falsify with fraudulent int…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-16.1 Release of a security interest
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1. Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, the lienholder, within ten days after demand and in any event within thirty days of the satisfaction, shall execute a release of the lienholder'…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-17.1 Certificate of title to be delivered
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Repealed by S.L. 2005, ch. 327, § 5.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-17.2 Body damage disclosure - Rules - When required - Penalty
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1. The department shall adopt rules relating to the manner and form of disclosing motor vehicle body damage on the certificate of title to a motor vehicle. The rules must provide for a damage disclosure statement from the transferor to the transferee at the time ownership of a mo…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-17.3 Vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction regarding motor vehicles or trailers does not create a sale or security interest merely because an agreement provides that the rental price may be adjusted by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-20.1 Salvage certificate of title
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The department shall issue a salvage certificate of title for a salvaged or destroyed vehicle when the owner of the vehicle has returned the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department. The department shall prescribe the form and content of the salvage certificate of t…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-20.2 Issuance of salvage certificate of title
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1. The owner of a vehicle that is damaged in excess of seventy-five percent of the vehicle's retail value as determined by the national automobile dealers association official used car guide shall forward the title for that vehicle to the department within ten days and the depart…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-20.3 Grounds for refusing certificate of title
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The department may not issue a certificate of title or transfer a certificate of title if: 1. The application contains any false or fraudulent statements, the applicant has failed to furnish required information or reasonable additional information requested by the department, or…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-20.4 Titles for salvage and junk motor vehicles - Rules - Penalty
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The department may adopt rules defining salvage and junk motor vehicles and governing the manner and circumstances under which certificates of title for such a motor vehicle may be required. The rules must describe the facts and circumstances under which a person must receive fro…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-21 Refusal to issue certificate of title - Revoking certificate - Appeal
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If the department determines that an applicant for a certificate of title to a vehicle is not entitled thereto, it may refuse to issue the certificate, and in that event, unless the department reverses its decision or its decision is reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction,…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-23 Peace officers to report stolen and recovered motor vehicles to department
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Repealed by S.L. 1963, ch. 265, § 7. 39-05-24. Index of stolen and recovered motor vehicles kept by department - Department to report to municipalities, counties, and other states. Repealed by S.L. 1963, ch. 265, § 7.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-25 Receiving, transferring, or having possession of stolen vehicles - Felony
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-26 Used car dealers to maintain records - Contents
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 328, § 1. 39-05-27. Vehicle dealer to have certificate of title or other documentary evidence to prove possession. Every vehicle dealer shall have in the dealer's possession a separate certificate of title assigned to such dealer or other documentary ev…
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-31 Director may employ office help and purchase supplies
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Within the legislative appropriation, the director may employ all office help and purchase all supplies necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-31.1 Administration of oaths
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Officers and employees of the department designated by the director may administer oaths for the purposes of this chapter but may not charge any fee therefor.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-32 Officers to enforce provisions of chapter
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The highway patrol and all other road or police officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-33 General penalty
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Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not provided specifically is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. This section does not apply to the department.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-34 Penalty for felony
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.
N.D.C.C. § 39-05-35 Manufactured homes - Conversion to real property - Procedure - Rules
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1. a. The owner or, if there is more than one owner, all owners, of a manufactured home that is covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin which the owner is able to produce and that is permanently affixed to real property as defined in subsection 1 of section 47-10-27, or…