Title 39, Motor Vehicles

All of the provisions of chapter 39-06.1 pertaining to the disposition of traffic offenses apply to this chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Chase vehicle" means a motor vehicle that accompanies an experimental vehicle while operating on a highway. 2. "Experimental vehicle" means a vehicle with an unladen weight of six thousand pounds [2721.55 kilogra…

An experimental vehicle is a motor vehicle under this title, except: 1. Chapter 39-22 does not apply to experimental vehicles. 2. Registration of an experimental vehicle is governed by this chapter. 3. The governing body of a political subdivision may regulate, restrict, or prohi…

1. An individual may not operate an experimental vehicle unless the vehicle has been registered in accordance with this chapter. 2. The department shall design and furnish an application that must be used to register an experimental vehicle. The registration must state the name a…

Payment of fees is not required of an experimental vehicle owned and used by the United States, a state or any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions; an experimental vehicle registered in a foreign country and temporarily used in this state; or an experimental …

Within fifteen days of a transfer of any ownership interest in an experimental vehicle, other than a security interest, the destruction or abandonment of any experimental vehicle, or a change of address of the owner as listed with the application for registration, written notice …

A person may not operate an experimental vehicle on a highway without being accompanied by a chase vehicle. The chase vehicle must follow the experimental vehicle at a safe-driving distance.

An experimental vehicle must be equipped with a horn, front and rear turn signal lamps, stop lamps, a balanced and coreactive dual-braking system, a windshield, a safety belt installed at each seating position, an exterior mirror mounted on the operator's side of the vehicle, a r…

A violation of this chapter for which there is no penalty in this title is a class B misdemeanor.

The provisions of this chapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, apply with respect to any person who has been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who has failed to…

When any person fails within thirty days to satisfy any judgment, it is the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the director immediately after the expiration of said…

1. The director, upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment or a certified copy of the docket entries in an action resulting in a judgment for damages or a certificate of facts relative to a judgment on a form provided by the director, shall forthwith suspend the license or o…

Judgments herein referred to must, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied: 1. When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result o…

1. A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment…

1. Whenever the director under any other law of this state, except sections 39-06-40 and 39-06-40.1, revokes the license of any person, the license must remain revoked and may not be renewed nor shall any license be issued to such person, unless the person gives and maintains pro…

Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter may be given by filing: 1. A certificate of insurance as provided in sections 39-16.1-09 and 39-16.1-10; 2. A bond as provided in section 39-16.1-14; or 3. A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provid…

1. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the director the written or electronically transmitted certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for th…

1. The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the director a written or electronically transmitted certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the mo…

1. A "motor vehicle liability policy" as said term is used in this chapter means an owner's or an operator's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in sections 39-16.1-09 and 39-16.1-10 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided i…

When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under sections 39-16.1-09 and 39-16.1-10, the insurance carrier shall notify the director no later than ten days after cancellation or termination of the certified insurance policy by filing a notice of canc…

1. This chapter does not apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter, ma…

1. Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within this state, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate not exempt from execution of a value twice the amount of such bond…

1. Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the Bank of North Dakota that the person named therein has deposited with it twenty-five thousand dollars in cash, or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a m…

Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the director shall accept proof given by such owner in l…

1. The director shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the director shall direct and the Bank of North Dakota shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of …

Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the director shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license or the …

1. The director shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the director shall direct and the Bank of North Dakota shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as pr…

No operator's license may be returned to an individual unless that person files with the director a verified statement confirming the person's insurance coverages as required by section 39-08-20. The verified statement must include the name of the insurance carrier and the effect…

This chapter does not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned and operated by the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state or any municipality therein.

1. Any person in whose name more than twenty-five motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the director as provided in subsection 2. 2. The director may, upon the application of any person, issue a certific…

As used in this chapter: 1. "Dealer" means any person in the business of handling liquefied petroleum gas who delivers or sells any liquefied petroleum gas to any retail dealer or user of liquefied petroleum gas. 2. "Liquefied petroleum gas" includes any material that is composed…

A dealer who owns or operates a vehicle used for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas shall maintain motor vehicle liability insurance of: 1. At least five million dollars for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas transported in cargo tanks, portable tanks, or ho…

A dealer subject to the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter shall maintain the liability insurance prescribed in section 39-16.2-02 which obligates the dealer to pay compensation for injuries to persons and for loss or damage to property by reason of the ownersh…

The director may allow a dealer to fully or partially self-insure motor vehicles as required by this chapter if the dealer provides financial data the director requires and the director determines that the financial data demonstrates that the dealer is sufficiently stable and sol…

A dealer subject to the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter who operates or causes to be operated a motor vehicle in this state without meeting the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. A dealer subject to the …

1. A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging of trailers, or advertise or hold out to the public as being in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging of trailers without first being licensed. 2. Application for dealer's license and renewal li…

1. If the licensee desires to move from the primary established place of business occupied when the license was granted to a new location, the licensee shall notify the director. 2. A licensed dealer may establish secondary trailer display lots in the conduct of the dealer's busi…

Before the issuance of or the renewal of a trailer dealer's license, as provided by law, the applicant for the license shall furnish a continuous surety bond executed by the applicant as principal and executed by a surety company licensed and qualified to do business within the s…

Fees from registration of dealers must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the highway tax distribution fund.

The director may deny an application for a dealer's license or suspend, revoke, or cancel a dealer's license after it has been granted for making any material misstatement by an applicant in the application for a license; willfully failing to comply with this chapter; willfully v…

The director or any duly authorized representative may inspect the pertinent books, letters, records, and contracts of any licensed trailer dealer or any other person relating to any complaint made against the dealer or person and held to be in violation of this chapter. In addit…

In addition to other powers provided by law, the director may: 1. Cancel, revoke, or suspend a dealer's license as provided for in section 39-22.1-03. 2. Adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter governing the application for dealer's licenses and the cancellation or suspens…

Any person who violates this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging of motor-powered recreational vehicles without possessing a current motor-powered recreational vehicle dealer's license. A person may not advertise or hold out to the public as engaging in the buying, selli…

A license may not be granted unless a completed application has been made in the form prescribed by the director.

A license may not be issued until the applicant furnishes proof satisfactory to the director that the applicant has and will continue to maintain an established place of business. An established central place of business means a permanent enclosed building or structure either own…