Title 39 — Motor Vehicles

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 [title XII of Pub. L. 99-570, 49 U.S.C. 2701, repealed] and Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 [Pub. L. 106-159; 113 Stat. 1748; 49 U.S.C. 113 et seq.] and reduce or prev…

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and isopropanol. 2. "Alcohol concentration" means: a. The number of grams of alcohol per one h…

No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license.

1. Notification of convictions. a. To state: Any driver holding a commercial driver's license issued by this state who is convicted of violating any state or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in any other state or any federal, provincial, territorial, or m…

1. Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in section 39-06.2-04. 2. No employer may knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period: a. In which the driver's commercial driver's license i…

1. Except when driving under a commercial learner's permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle being driven, an individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the individual holds and is in…

1. An individual may not be issued a commercial driver's license unless that individual is a resident of this state; has passed a knowledge and skills test that may include a skills test or knowledge test administered by another state or skills test or knowledge test results elec…

1. The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit must include the following: a. The full name and current residence and mailing address of the applicant; b. A physical description of the applicant, including sex, height, weight, and eye and hair…

1. The director may issue a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license to a North Dakota resident who meets the medical qualification and certification requirements pursuant to the limitations of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391. 2. Every individual who makes application …

1. The commercial driver's license must be marked "commercial driver's license", and must be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. The license must include the following information: a. The name and residential address of the individual; b. The individual's color phot…

1. The department may issue a nondomiciled commercial driver's license to an applicant who does not present a social security card as required by section 39-06.2-08 but who otherwise meets the requirements for a nondomiciled commercial driver's license. A license issued under thi…

1. An individual is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if convicted of a first violation of: a. Driving a commercial motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; b. Leaving the scene of an accident involving a com…

Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state with an alcohol concentration of at least four one-hundredths of one percent by weight must, in addition to any other sanctions which may be imposed under this code, be disquali…

1. A person who drives or is in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent to take a test or tests of that person's blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining that person's alcohol concentration, or the pres…

If a person submits to a test under section 39-06.2-10.2 and the test shows that person to have an alcohol concentration of at least four one-hundredths of one percent by weight at the time of the performance of a chemical test within two hours after the driving or being in actua…

If a driver licensed in another state refuses, in this state, a test provided under section 39-06.2-10.2 or submits to a test under section 39-06.2-10.2, and the test results show an alcohol concentration of at least four one-hundredths of one percent by weight, the following pro…

1. Before issuing an order of suspension, revocation, or disqualification under section 39-06.2-10, the director shall afford that person an opportunity for a hearing as provided by section 39-20-05, if the person mails a request for the hearing to the director within ten days af…

Any person whose commercial driver's license or privilege has been suspended, revoked, or denied by the decision of the hearing officer under section 39-06.2-10.6 may appeal within seven days after the date of the hearing under section 39-06.2-10.6 as shown by the date of the hea…

A temporary driver's permit extends driving privileges for twenty-five days, unless earlier terminated by the decision of a hearing officer under section 39-06.2-10.6. The law enforcement officer must sign and note the date of issuance on the temporary driver's permit. The tempor…

The director shall adopt rules for the issuance and enforcement of out-of-service orders. The rules must be in accordance with the standards and requirements of the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207-179; 49 App. U.S.C. 2708] and 4…

The director may issue a class D driver's license to a driver suspended, revoked, or disqualified under this chapter when: 1. The suspension, revocation, or disqualification arises from a violation under this chapter which would not require similar sanctions under chapter 39-06, …

Within ten days after receiving a report of the conviction of any nondomiciled holder of a commercial driver's license for any violation of state or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in a commercial motor vehicle, …

Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law and upon payment of a fee listed in section 39-06.2-19, the director shall provide full information regarding the driving record of an individual who has been issued a commercial driver's license to an employer or to a prospective employ…

The director may, pursuant to chapter 28-32, adopt any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

The director may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if the individual has a valid commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit issued by any state, province or territory of Canada, or licencia federal de co…

Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. 280, § 7.

A disqualification imposed in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR part 383.52 relating to notification from the federal motor carrier safety administration that the driver is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle and is determined to constitute an imminent haz…

1. All money received under this chapter must be paid monthly to the highway fund in the state treasury. 2. The fee for: a. A commercial driver's license test is five dollars. b. An application for a commercial driver's license or permit is fifteen dollars. c. Each endorsement is…