Title 39 — Motor Vehicles

The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk.

1. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of an audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle and displaying a visible flashing, revolving, or rotating blue, white, or red light, every pedestrian shall yield the right of way to the authorize…

The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to an individual who is blind or visually impaired and carrying a clearly visible white cane or to an individual with a disability who is accompanied by an assistance dog.

A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which renders the pedestrian a hazard may not walk or be upon a roadway.

No pedestrian may pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

1. No person may stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. 2. No person may stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle. 3. No person may stand on or in proximity to a street or highway fo…

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows: 1. Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn must be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. 2. Left turns. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left …

1. The driver of any vehicle may not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. 2. No vehicle may be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon …

No person may start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

1. No person may turn a vehicle, move right or left upon a roadway, or merge into or from traffic unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided. 2. A signal of intention to turn, move righ…

1. Any stop or turn signal when required herein must be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2. 2. Any motor vehicle in use on a highway must be equipped with, and required signals must be given by, signal lamps …

All signals herein required given by hand and arm must be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals must indicate as follows: 1. Left turn: hand and arm extended horizontally. 2. Right turn: hand and arm extended upward. 3. Stop or decrease …

The department of transportation and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdiction, are hereby authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected, …

1. The driver of a bus carrying passengers, or of a schoolbus, or of a vehicle carrying chlorine, empty or loaded cargo tank vehicles used to transport dangerous articles or any liquid having a flashpoint below two hundred degrees Fahrenheit [93.33 degrees Celsius], cargo tank ve…

1. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in section 39-07-03. 2. Every stop sign and every yield sign must be erected as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersectio…

The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, private road, or building within a business or residence district shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across such alley, building entrance, road, or driv…

1. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking from either direction any schoolbus stopped on the highway shall stop the vehicle before reaching the schoolbus when there is in operation on the schoolbus the flashing red lights or the stop sign on the control arm specified in se…

1. An individual may not stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of any highway if it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave the vehicle off the paved or main-traveled part of the highway. There must be an…

1. If a police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of section 39-10-47, the officer may remove the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of the highway …

No person may stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: 1. On a sidewalk. 2. In front of a public or private…

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway must be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within twelve inches [30.48 centimeters] of the right-hand curb or as close as practicab…

Repealed by S.L. 2019, ch. 318, § 2.

The registered owner of a motor vehicle stopped, stood, or parked in violation of this chapter or section 39-01-15 or an equivalent ordinance is not responsible for the violation if the owner furnishes an affidavit indicating that the vehicle was at the time of the violation in t…

1. The driver of a vehicle may not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. 2. The driver of a vehicle may not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.

No person may drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.

No person may be on or inside a housetrailer while it is being moved upon a public highway. Such prohibition does not apply to fifth-wheel vehicles, which are defined as mobile homes, mounted on single or tandem axles, coupled by a fifth-wheel hitch to and pivoting on a mount loc…

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

1. No person may drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism…

No person may open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor may any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available t…

The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the highway as reasonably possible and, except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway…

1. The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade may not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral. 2. The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a downgrade may not coast with the clutch disengaged. 39-10-57. Following emergency vehi…

No vehicle may be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire without the consent of the fire department official in command.

1. An individual may not deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, rubbish, or any other litter. In addition, an individual may not deposit upon a highway any other substance likely to injure a person, animal, or vehicle. 2. An individual who dep…

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 348, § 17.

No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. 39-10-65. Operation of motor vehicle, tractor, or other vehicle prohibited on flood protective works - Exception - Penalty. 1. Unless authorized by the authority in charge thereof, no person shall operate a m…

Repealed by S.L. 1963, ch. 283, § 20.

1. No person may operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles [16.09 or less kilometers] per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foo…

No driver may enter any intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto a railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing …

1. In every charge of violation of any speed regulation, the complaint and the summons or notice to appear must specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and also the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location. 2. The provision in thi…

Repealed by S.L. 1981, ch. 392, § 6.

1. A driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring the vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude, in any manner, a pursuing police vehicle or peace officer, when given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, is guilty of…

1. Notwithstanding any traffic-control device, a law enforcement officer leading a funeral procession may proceed through any intersection or make any turns or other movements necessary while leading the procession. The officer, without regard to any traffic-control device, may d…

An authorized emergency vehicle may not display a flashing green light unless the vehicle is used as a command center in an emergency.

1. The department, in coordination with the state highway patrol superintendent, shall develop an operational plan that provides guidelines for operating a platoon. The plan must include operational information that must be provided by a platoon technology provider or commercial …

1. Vehicles operated on a highway in this state may not exceed a total outside width, including load thereon, of eight feet six inches [2.59 meters]. This limitation does not apply to: a. Construction and building contractors' equipment and vehicles used to move such equipment wh…

A person may not operate on a highway which is part of the interstate system any vehicle: 1. With a single axle that carries a gross weight in excess of twenty thousand pounds [9071.85 kilograms] or a wheel load over ten thousand pounds [4535.92 kilograms]. A wheel may not carry …