Title 9 — Vehicle Code
24 chapters · 264 sections in this title.
9 CMC § 1201 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Establishment
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1201. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Establishment. (a) There is in the Department of Public Safety a Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (b) The bureau shall succeed to and is hereby vested with all the powers, duties and jurisdiction now …
9 CMC § 1202 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Chief
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1202. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Chief. The bureau shall be administered by a Chief of Motor Vehicles, appointed by the director, and serving under the supervision of the director. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 105). Commission Comm…
9 CMC § 1203 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Staff
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1203. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Staff. The director, subject to civil service laws, shall appoint the chief, deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, investigators and other employees of the bureau, as necessary to carry out t…
9 CMC § 1204 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Powers and Duties of Chief
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1204. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Powers and Duties of Chief. (a) The chief has the power and the duty of administering the provisions of this title and of all laws the administration of which is now or hereafter vested in the …
9 CMC § 1205 Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Forms
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1205. Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Forms. The chief shall develop and the director shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration cards, operators’ licenses and all other forms re…
9 CMC § 1206 Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1206. Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records. (a) For the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, officers and employees of the bureau designated by the director may administer oaths and acknowle…
9 CMC § 1207 Records of Bureau
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1207. Records of Bureau. (a) All records of the bureau, other than those declared by law to be for the confidential use of the bureau, shall be open to public inspection during office hours. (b) The director may destroy any r…
9 CMC § 1208 Authority to Approve or Reject Applications
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1208. Authority to Approve or Reject Applications. (a) The bureau shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title, for an ope…
9 CMC § 1209 Seizure of Document and Plates
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1209. Seizure of Document and Plates. The chief or such employees of the bureau as he shall designate, and all police officers may take possession of any certificate of title, registration or license issued by this or any oth…
9 CMC § 1210 Distribution of Synopsis of Laws
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1210. Distribution of Synopsis of Laws. The bureau shall publish a synopsis of the laws of the Commonwealth regulating the operation of vehicles and may provide a copy without charge to each person requesting a copy. Source: …
9 CMC § 2201 Definitions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2201. Definitions. (a) Birth certificate. The record related to a birth that is permanently stored either electronically or physically by the Commonwealth government or equivalent agency in the registrant’s State or Te…
9 CMC § 2202 Operator's License: Fees
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2202. Operator’s License: Fees. (a) No person, other than those expressly exempted in this division, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth unless that person has been licensed as an operato…
9 CMC § 2203 Operator's License: Exemption from License
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2203. Operator’s License: Exemption from License. (a) Every person in the service of the armed forces of the United States, when furnished with an official operator’s permit and when operating an official motor vehicle…
9 CMC § 2204 Persons Unqualified for License
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2204. Persons Unqualified for License. An operator’s license shall not be issued to any person: (a) Under the age of 16 years; (b) Determined to be a habitual drunkard or addicted to the use of narcotic drugs; (c) Prev…
9 CMC § 2205 Classes of License; Age Requirements
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2205. Classes of License; Age Requirements. (a) The following classes of operator’s licenses are established: (1) All two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles. For the purposes of this subsection (1), a foreign operator’s…
9 CMC § 2206 Learner's Permits and Fees
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2206. Learner’s Permits and Fees. (a) Upon receiving from any person qualified under the provisions of this division an application for a temporary learner’s permit in any class, the bureau shall issue the permit after…
9 CMC § 2207 Examination of Applicants
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2207. Examination of Applicants. (a) The bureau shall examine every applicant for an operator’s license. The examination shall include a test of the applicant’s eyesight, ability to read and understand official traffic…
9 CMC § 2208 Issuance of Licenses and Identification Cards
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2208. Issuance of Licenses and Identification Cards. (a) Issuance. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall issue a driver’s license, temporary driver’s license, identification card, or temporary identification card to a qua…
9 CMC § 2209 Expiration and Renewal of License or Identification Card
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2209. Expiration and Renewal of License or Identification Card. (a) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to offset its operational costs. (b) Non-temporary dr…
9 CMC § 2210 Suspension or Revocation
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2210. Suspension or Revocation. The court in which the case is prosecuted may, in its discretion, suspend or revoke the license of any person convicted of any criminal offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle…
9 CMC § 2211 Driving While License Suspended or Revoked Prohibited
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2211. Driving While License Suspended or Revoked Prohibited. Any person whose operator’s license has been suspended or revoked and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of the Commonwealth while the license is…
9 CMC § 2212 Failure to Display Plate or Possess Card; Lending Plate or Card; Fraud in Application
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2212. Failure to Display Plate or Possess Card; Lending Plate or Card; Fraud in Application. It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to: (a) Operate upon a highway any motor vehicle which is not registered in t…
9 CMC § 2213 Special Accounts Funds Pursuant to Public Law 17-45
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2213. Special Accounts Funds Pursuant to Public Law 17-45. Special Accounts Funds realized under PL 17-45 shall be distributed accordingly. : (a) The Secretary of Finance shall establish separate special accounts for t…
9 CMC § 2214 False Statements and False Documents - Penalty
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2214. False Statements and False Documents – Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) Knowingly make a false statement in an application for an identification card. (b) Knowingly make a false statement in a…
9 CMC § 2215 Interpretation
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2215. Interpretation. This article should be construed so as to comply with the Federal Real ID Act of 2005 and the implementing regulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security. Source: PL 19-58 § 5 (Aug. 1, …
9 CMC § 2301 Operating a Vehicle for Rent or Hire Without a Taxicab Driver's License or Taxicab Registration Card
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2301. Operating a Vehicle for Rent or Hire Without a Taxicab Driver’s License or Taxicab Registration Card. (a) No person shall operate a vehicle upon a highway for rent or hire without having in his immediate possessi…
9 CMC § 2302 Display of License, Rates and Driver Identification
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2302. Display of License, Rates and Driver Identification. (a) Every person operating a vehicle registered as a taxicab shall permanently display in the interior of such vehicle, so as to be plainly visible from wherev…
9 CMC § 2303 Penalty
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2303. Penalty. Except where a different penalty is provided, a person who fails or refuses to comply with or violates any provision of this Article shall be guilty of an infraction and be subject to a fine of $500 or i…
9 CMC § 2304 Grandfather Clause; Denial of Certification
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2304. Grandfather Clause; Denial of Certification. (a) For any applicant denied a certification of fitness for a taxicab operator’s license by the Bureau of Taxicabs based on a conviction of the offenses as specified i…
9 CMC § 2401 Chauffeur's License
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2401. Chauffeur’s License. (a) No person shall operate a vehicle as a chauffeur, as defined in 9 CMC § 1102(c), without having in his immediate possession a valid chauffeur’s license issued under this article. A chauff…
9 CMC § 2411 Definitions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2411. Definitions. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (a) “Approving authority” means the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or an authorized agent of …
9 CMC § 2412 Program Certification
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2412. Program Certification. (a) All public, private or parochial college, university, or high school, or business enterprise seeking certification shall submit application, with payment of fees to the Department of Pu…
9 CMC § 2413 Student: Minimum Requirements
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2413. Student: Minimum Requirements. (a) A Driver Education Program may not enroll any student who has not attained the age of: (1) Fifteen and a half years, for course instruction for operation of motor vehicles as id…
9 CMC § 2414 Classroom Curriculum
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2414. Classroom Curriculum. (a) All driver’s education programs shall submit written classroom curriculum to the approving authority for approval. (1) No curriculum may be utilized until approved. (2) All instructors s…
9 CMC § 2415 Laboratory Curriculum
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2415. Laboratory Curriculum. (a) All driver’s education programs shall submit written laboratory curriculum to the approving authority for approval. (1) No curriculum may be utilized until approved. (2) All instructors…
9 CMC § 2416 Minimum Requirements for Instructors
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2416. Minimum Requirements for Instructors. (a) All instructors who meet the requirements of this section shall be approved by the Commissioner. (b) All instructors shall be familiar with the standards and guidelines p…
9 CMC § 2417 Insurance
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2417. Insurance. (a) All programs shall file with the Commissioner evidence of liability insurance obtained from a company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth. (1) Evidence of insurance shall be in the form of …
9 CMC § 2418 Surety
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2418. Surety. (a) All commercial driver education programs shall file with the approving authority evidence of surety company bond for the protection of the contractual rights of students obtained from a company licens…
9 CMC § 2419 Records
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2419. Records. (a) Commercial driver education programs shall maintain a contract file for a minimum of five years containing the original and subsequent contracts and renewal agreements by and between the student and …
9 CMC § 2420 Rule-making Authority
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2420. Rule-making Authority. Within nine months of this Act becoming law, the Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. Such rules and regulations …
9 CMC § 2421 Driver Education Program: Authorization
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2421. Driver Education Program: Authorization. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hereby authorized to establish a Driver Education Program, for people in the Commonwealth to meet the needs of people who are of driving ag…
9 CMC § 2422 Education Program: Eligibility
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2422. Education Program: Eligibility. Persons between the age of 15 and above who are first time driver's and are in the CNMI shall be eligible for the Driver Education Program. Source: PL 17-45, § 2(C) (June 13, 2011)…
9 CMC § 2430 Short Title
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2430. Short Title. This article shall be known as the Motorcycle Safety Education Program Act. Source: PL 19-12, § 2(101) (Oct. 15, 2015), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission substituted “This Act” with “This …
9 CMC § 2431 Purpose
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2431. Purpose. For the purposes of this article: “Motorcycle Safety Education Program” is a safety course designed to educate competency in operating a motorcycle upon public streets and highways with safety to himself…
9 CMC § 2432 Motorcycle Endorsement
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2432. Motorcycle Endorsement. (a) No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle or a motor scooter upon a public street or highway within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands without first securing a regula…
9 CMC § 2433 Motorcycle Safety Education Program
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2433. Motorcycle Safety Education Program. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall develop standards for, establish and administer the CNMI motorcycle safety education program. (b) The program shall include rider tra…
9 CMC § 2434 Motorcycle Safety Education Program Course Fee
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2434. Motorcycle Safety Education Program Course Fee. An applicant for a Motorcycle Safety Education Program course shall pay at least twenty dollars course fee. Increase of Motorcycle Safety Education Program course f…
9 CMC § 2435 Exemption
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2435. Exemption. The requirement of a Motorcycle Safety Program may be waived if: (a) The operator has in his or her immediate possession a valid motorcycle operator’s license or a valid driver’s license that is endors…
9 CMC § 2436 Penalties
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2436. Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or standards hereby adopted or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any orders made thereunder, or shall buil…
9 CMC § 2437 Disposition of Fees. 9 CMC § 5708(a) Inclusive
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2437. Disposition of Fees. 9 CMC § 5708(a) Inclusive. Notwithstanding 9 CMC § 5708(a) or any laws or provisions to the contrary, the Motorcycle Safety Education Program course fee and fines collected pursuant to this a…