Title 39, Motor Vehicles

All dealers engaged in the sale of motor-powered recreational vehicles in this state shall furnish the director with information as to models, specifications, selling prices, and other data requested by the director as may be necessary in carrying out this chapter.

In addition to other powers provided by law, the director in conformity with this chapter: 1. May cancel, revoke, or suspend a dealer's license as provided for in this chapter; 2. May prescribe rules not inconsistent with this chapter governing the application for dealer's licens…

The director or the director's duly authorized representative may inspect the books, letters, records, and contracts of any licensed motor-powered recreational vehicle dealer relating to any specific complaint made against the dealer and held to be in violation of any provision o…

The director and the director's appointees are responsible for the administration of the provisions of this chapter.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter for which another penalty is not specifically provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

An individual who operates a snowmobile on any public land or private land with public access is deemed to have given consent, and shall consent, subject to this chapter, to a chemical test, or tests, of the blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol conce…

Notwithstanding section 39-24.1-01 or 39-24.1-06, when the operator of a snowmobile is involved in an accident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury, as defined in section 12.1-01-04, of another person, and there is probable cause to believe that the operator is in viol…

Only an individual medically qualified to draw blood, acting at the request of a law enforcement officer, may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or presence of other drugs, or combination thereof, in the individual's blood. The director of the…

Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering that person incapable of refusal is deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by section 39-24.1-01 and the chemical test may be given.

If a person submits to a chemical test under section 39-24.1-01, 39-24.1-03, or 39-24.1-04 and the test shows that person to have the presence of a drug in that person's body or an alcohol concentration of at least ten one-hundredths of one percent by weight at the time of the pe…

1. If a person refuses to submit to testing under section 39-24.1-01, no chemical test may be given, but the law enforcement officer immediately shall issue to that person a summons or otherwise notify that person in writing to appear at the time and place specified in the summon…

Upon conviction of a violation of subdivision c of subsection 5 of section 39-24-09, the court shall impose the following minimum penalties: 1. Notwithstanding subsection 7 of section 12.1-32-01, if the person's record indicates that, within the five years preceding the date of t…

Upon the trial of any action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any individual while operating a snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs, or a combination thereof, evidence of the amount of alcohol concentration or prese…

If the person under arrest refuses to submit to the chemical test, proof of refusal is admissible in any action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs, or…

This chapter does not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs, or a combination thereof, but, if the chemical test results show a drug or an alcohol concentration of…

Any individual medically qualified to draw blood or any licensed physician, nurse, technician, or an employee of a hospital who draws blood from any person pursuant to a request of any arresting officer is not liable in any civil action for damages arising out of the act except f…

Any person who operates a snowmobile on any public land or private land with public access during the period the person is prohibited from operating a snowmobile under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

1. Any driver of a snowmobile who willfully fails or refuses to bring the snowmobile 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 snowmobile to a stop, is guil…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Low-speed vehicle" means a four-wheeled vehicle that is able to attain a speed, upon a paved level surface, of more than twenty miles [32 kilometers] per hour in one mile [1.6 kilometers] and not more than twenty…

A low-speed vehicle is a motor vehicle under this title, except: 1. Chapter 39-22 does not apply to low-speed vehicles. 2. Registration of a low-speed vehicle is governed by this chapter. 3. A political subdivision may not require licensing or registration of low-speed vehicles. …

1. An individual may not operate a low-speed 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 a low-speed vehicle. The registration must state the name and addre…

A low-speed vehicle dealer does not need a motor vehicle dealer's license. Upon application and on payment of a twenty dollar fee, a low-speed vehicle dealer is entitled to be issued registration numbers distinctively marked as dealer's registration numbers. The dealer's numbers …

1. Registration and payment of fees is not required of: a. A low-speed vehicle owned and used by the United States or another state or its political subdivisions. b. A low-speed vehicle registered in a foreign country and temporarily used in this state. c. A low-speed vehicle val…

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

A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle on a highway on which the speed limit exceeds thirty-five miles [56.33 kilometers] per hour. The operator of a low-speed vehicle may make a direct crossing of a highway on which the speed limit exceeds thirty-five miles [56.33 kilomete…

A low-speed vehicle must be equipped with headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, taillamps, stop lamps, red reflex reflectors on each side as far to the rear of the vehicle as practicable and one red reflector on the rear, brakes, a parking brake, a windshield, a vehicle id…

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

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Identifying number" means the vehicle identification numbers and letters if any assigned by the manufacturer or by the department for the purpose of identifying a vehicle. The term includes any numbers or letters …

The department shall issue a certificate of title for an unconventional vehicle in accordance with section 39-05-05.

1. Registration of an unconventional vehicle is governed by this chapter. 2. An individual may not operate an unconventional vehicle on public roadways unless the vehicle has been registered under this chapter. 3. The department shall design and furnish an application that must b…

To operate an unconventional vehicle on a highway, the operator must be a class D licensed driver. An operator may operate an unconventional vehicle on any highway.

Operators and passengers in an unconventional vehicle shall comply with seatbelt use laws.

1. The manufacturer or distributor shall certify that an unconventional vehicle is designed and manufactured for use upon public highways and complies with the rules adopted under this chapter. An individual who manufactures an unconventional vehicle for personal use does not hav…