Title 39 — Motor Vehicles

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging off-highway vehicles or who advertises, or holds out to the public as engaged in the buying, selling, or exchanging of off-highwa…

Except as provided in this chapter, an individual may not operate an off-highway vehicle unless it has been registered under this chapter.

1. Application for registration must be made to the department of transportation in the form the department prescribes and furnishes. The registration must state the name and address of every owner of the off-highway vehicle and be signed by at least one owner. A copy of the appl…

1. Registration and payment of fees is not required of: a. Off-highway vehicles owned and used by the United States or any state or its political subdivisions. b. Off-highway vehicles registered in a foreign country and temporarily used in this state. c. Off-highway vehicles vali…

1. Fees from registration of off-highway vehicles must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the highway tax distribution fund. 2. The off-highway vehicle trail tax must be deposited in the off-highway vehicle fund in the state treasury. The parks and recreation d…

Political subdivisions of this state may not require licensing or registration of off-highway vehicles.

1. The department shall adopt rules for the registration of off-highway vehicles and display of registration numbers. 2. The director, in the interest of public health, welfare, and safety, may regulate, by rule, the operation of off-highway vehicles on state highways. The direct…

1. An individual may not operate an off-highway vehicle on the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of any road, street, or highway except as provided in this chapter. Except in emergencies, an individual may not operate an off-highway vehicle within the right of way of any…

To operate an off-highway vehicle on a paved highway or gravel, dirt, or loose surface roadway under subsection 1 of section 39-29-09, the off-highway vehicle must be equipped with a mirror in compliance with section 39-27-09, a horn in compliance with section 39-27-15, a speedom…

Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual under sixteen years of age who is not in possession of a valid operator's license or permit to operate an off-highway vehicle may not, except upon the lands of the individual's parent or guardian or as a participant in a…

Only peace officers of this state and their respective duly authorized representatives may enforce this chapter.

Violation of subdivision b, c, or g of subsection 5 of section 39-29-09 is a class B misdemeanor. Violation of any other provision of section 39-29-09 is an infraction for which a fee of fifty dollars must be assessed. Violation of section 39-29-02 or subsection 2 of section 39-2…