Title 9 — Vehicle Code
24 chapters · 264 sections in this title.
9 CMC § 1101 Short Title
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1101. Short Title. This title may be cited as the Vehicle Code. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 101). Commission Comment: PL 3-61 took effect June 16, 1983.
9 CMC § 1102 Definitions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1102 § 1102. Definitions. In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (a) “Bicycle” means any motorless contrivance operated with not more than three wheels in contact with the groun…
9 CMC § 1103 Further Definitions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1103 § 1103. Further Definitions. In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions also apply: (a) “Non-resident” means a person who is not a resident of the Commonwealth. (b) “Odometer” means a…
9 CMC § 1104 Rules of Construction
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1104. Rules of Construction. The following rules of construction govern the administration and enforcement of this title: (a) As used in this title, unless it is otherwise provided or the context requires a different construc…
9 CMC § 2101 Registration: Application
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2101 § 2101. Registration: Application. (a) Every owner of a motor vehicle shall, before operating any such motor vehicle on any highway of the Commonwealth, register it with the bureau. The application for registratio…
9 CMC § 2102 Registration: Records
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2102. Registration: Records. [Repealed] Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 202); repealed by PL 19-58 § 3 (Aug. 1, 2016).
9 CMC § 2103 Registration: Transfer of Vehicle
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2103. Registration: Transfer of Vehicle. (a) An owner upon transferring a registered vehicle or bicycle shall endorse the name and address of the transferee and the date of transfer upon the reverse side of the registr…
9 CMC § 2104 Registration: Fees
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2104. Registration: Fees. (a) There shall be paid to the Director of Finance for the registration of vehicles the following fees: (1) Bicycles, $3; (2) Mopeds, motor scooters, and motorcycles up to 100cc, $20; (3) Moto…
9 CMC § 2105 Registration: Cards
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2105. Registration: Cards. The bureau shall issue to the owner a registration card containing upon its face the date issued, the registration number, the name and address of the owner, and a description of the register…
9 CMC § 2106 Registration: Display of Plates
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2106. Registration: Display of Plates. Every owner whose vehicle or bicycle is registered shall display the plates issued by the bureau showing the registration number and year. Each of these plates shall be attached p…
9 CMC § 2107 Registration: Expiration and Renewal
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2107 § 2107. Registration: Expiration and Renewal. Every vehicle and bicycle registration under this division shall expire annually at midnight on the last day of the month designated by the bureau. The owner of the ve…
9 CMC § 2108 Registration: Exemptions
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2108 § 2108. Registration: Exemptions. Upon obtaining a special permit from the chief, a person need not register a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this division for the purpose of: (a) Moving or oper…
9 CMC § 2109 Registration: Government Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2109. Registration: Government Vehicles. (a) The registration requirements of this division apply to every vehicle owned by the Commonwealth government, except in the following particulars: (1) A license plate issued f…
9 CMC § 2110 Registration: Lost or Damaged Cards and Plates
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2110. Registration: Lost or Damaged Cards and Plates. If any registration card or registration plate is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the owner, legal representative, or successor in interest of the owner of th…
9 CMC § 2111 Registration: Application, Inspection
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2111. Registration: Application; Inspection. Upon receipt of an original application for registration the bureau may not register any vehicle until a report of its inspection is made by the bureau. Source: PL 3-61, § 1…
9 CMC § 2112 Exemption for Right Hand Drive Heavy Equipment, Right Hand Drive Motor Vehicles (.50 tons or higher) Primarily Used for Agricultural Purposes, and Construction Vehicles Preserved
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2112 § 2112. Exemption for Right Hand Drive Heavy Equipment, Right Hand Drive Motor Vehicles (.50 tons or higher) Primarily Used for Agricultural Purposes, and Construction Vehicles Preserved. [Repealed.] [Repealed.] S…
9 CMC § 2113 Registration of Right Hand Drive Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2113 § 2113. Registration of Right Hand Drive Vehicles. [Repealed.] [Repealed.] Source: PL 11-54, § 1, modified; repealed by PL 22-26, § 5 (Jan. 6, 2023). Commission Comment: [Historical comments omitted. For a copy of…
9 CMC § 2114 Penalties
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2114 § 2114. Penalties. Any person, business entity, or governmental authority found to be importing motor vehicles in violation of this Chapter (Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 1) shall pay a civil penalty of $500 per mo…
9 CMC § 2115 Transporter's Liability
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2115 § 2115. Transporter’s Liability. Any shipping or transporting company that transports motor vehicles in violation of this Chapter (Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 1) or Title 6, Division 2, Chapter 3, to the Commonwe…
9 CMC § 2116 Veteran or Disabled Veteran License Plates
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE § 2116 DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2116. Veteran or Disabled Veteran License Plates. (a) Definition. (1) For purposes of this Act, the term “veteran” means a person who served in active duty or in a reserve component of any branch of the United S…
9 CMC § 2117 Registration: CNMI Active Duty Military Personnel
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2117. Registration: CNMI Active Duty Military Personnel. (a) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term “active duty military personnel” means a person who is on full time duty in active military service in the…
9 CMC § 2118 Disposition of 9 CMC § 2202 Fees and Penalties
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2118. Disposition of 9 CMC § 2202 Fees and Penalties. (a) Distribution of 9 CMC § 2202(b) license fees. Notwithstanding any CNMI law or regulation to the contrary, all fees collected for obtaining a license pursuant to…
9 CMC § 2119 Disposition of 9 CMC § 2104 Fees and Penalties
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2119. Disposition of 9 CMC § 2104 Fees and Penalties. Notwithstanding any CNMI law or regulation to the contrary, all registration fees collected pursuant to 9 CMC § 2104 shall be distributed as follows: 45% for the op…
9 CMC § 2120 Reporting Requirement
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2120. Reporting Requirement. The expenditure authorities listed herein for the funds received pursuant to 9 CMC § 2118 and 2119 shall submit to the presiding officers of the Legislature, 30 days from the end of each qu…
9 CMC § 3101 Safety Inspections: Privately-Owned Motor Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3101. Safety Inspections: Privately-Owned Motor Vehicles. Except as otherwise provided by this division, all privately-owned motor vehicles shall be safety inspected at a certified safety inspection station within 30 days…
9 CMC § 3102 Safety Inspections: Government-Owned Motor Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3102. Safety Inspections: Government-Owned Motor Vehicles. The head of each branch, department and agency of the Commonwealth government shall ensure that each vehicle assigned to that agency passes an annual safety inspe…
9 CMC § 3103 Safety Inspections: Responsibility of Motor Vehicle Dealer, Salesperson, or Agent
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3103. Safety Inspections: Responsibility of Motor Vehicle Dealer, Salesperson, or Agent. It is the responsibility of each motor vehicle dealer, salesperson, or other person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicle…
9 CMC § 3104 Safety Inspections: Nature and Purpose of Inspection Required
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3104. Safety Inspections: Nature and Purpose of Inspection Required. The purpose of a motor vehicle safety inspection is to determine whether the vehicle inspected meets all lawfully prescribed requirements as to equipmen…
9 CMC § 3105 Safety Inspections: Suspension of Registration for Noncompliance
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3105. Safety Inspections: Suspension of Registration for Noncompliance. The court may order the suspension of the registration of any motor vehicle upon determination that the vehicle does not have a valid certificate of …
9 CMC § 3106 Safety Inspections: On the Road Inspections
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3106. Safety Inspections: On the Road Inspections. Any on-duty policy officer may, when he has reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as prescribed by law, order the owner or operator of the …
9 CMC § 3107 Safety Inspection Stations: Definition
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3107. Safety Inspection Stations: Definition. For purposes of this division, “safety inspection station” means a person, partnership, or corporation that is authorized and licensed by the Chief of the Bureau of Motor Vehi…
9 CMC § 3108 Safety Inspection Stations: Regulations
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3108. Safety Inspection Stations: Regulations. Within 90 days after the enactment of this legislation, the Chief of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall adopt such regulations and publish such regulations as are necessary t…
9 CMC § 3109 Government Immunities
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3109. Government Immunities. The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its officers, employees or agents shall not be liable for any injury caused in whole or in part by the issuance, denial susp…
9 CMC § 3110 Improper Use of Inspection Stickers
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3110. Improper Use of Inspection Stickers. Any person who makes, issues, or knowingly uses any imitation, alteration or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection or any person who displays or causes or permits …
9 CMC § 3111 Issuance of Safety Regulations
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3111. Issuance of Safety Regulations. The chief shall develop and the director shall, within 90 days from June 16, 1983, issue rules and regulations prescribing the required safety and equipment standards with which all v…
9 CMC § 3112 Prohibited Operation
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3112. Prohibited Operation. (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth that has not been safety inspected as required in this title. (b) No motor vehicle owner shall give, lend, or perm…
9 CMC § 3113 Safety Inspections: Penalty for Violations. [repealed by PL 20-90]
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3113. Safety Inspections: Penalty for Violations. [repealed by PL 2090]. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 310); repealed by PL 20-90, § 6 (Feb. 18, 2019).
9 CMC § 3114 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3114. Rules and Regulations. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the permissible requirements for motor carriers, motor carrier drivers, equipment and the transportation of hazard…
9 CMC § 4101 Vehicle Lights
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4101. Vehicle Lights. (a) Every vehicle driven upon the public highways during the period from sunset to sunrise, or at any other time when there is not sufficient natural light to render clearly discernible persons and ve…
9 CMC § 4102 Spot Lights
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4102. Spot Lights. A motor vehicle, moped or motorcycle shall not be equipped with spot lights, except as authorized by the director. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 402). Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “…
9 CMC § 4103 Emergency Vehicle Lights
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4103. Emergency Vehicle Lights. No person may operate or move any vehicle upon public highways bearing or displaying a lighted red or blue light, other than a rear light as described in this division, unless the vehicle is…
9 CMC § 4104 Brakes
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4104. Brakes. (a) Every motor vehicle operating upon the public highways shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movements of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two separate means of applying braking…
9 CMC § 4105 Horns or Warning Devices
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4105. Horns or Warning Devices. (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and be capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of n…
9 CMC § 4106 Mirrors
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4106. Mirrors. (a) Any motor vehicle which is so constructed or loaded, or when towing any vehicle which is so constructed or loaded, as to obstruct the operator’s view to the rear of the vehicle from the operator’s positi…
9 CMC § 4107 Windshields and Windows
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4107. Windshields and Windows. (a) No person may operate any motor vehicle upon a highway with any sign, poster, card, sticker, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side or rear windows of the vehicl…
9 CMC § 4108 Safety Belts on Passenger Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4108. Safety Belts on Passenger Vehicles. (a) No dealer or person shall sell or offer for sale any used passenger motor vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 1978, other than a motorcycle or moped unless it is equipp…
9 CMC § 4109 Projecting Loads
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4109. Projecting Loads. Whenever the load on any vehicle, except fire fighting apparatus, extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the chassis bed or body of that load, in a position clearly visible at all times from…
9 CMC § 4110 Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4110. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles. No passenger-type vehicle may be operated on any highway with any load or object being carried extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor exte…
9 CMC § 4111 Vehicle Integrity
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4111. Vehicle Integrity. No vehicle may be operated upon the public highways unless the vehicle is so constructed or so loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from or fallin…
9 CMC § 4112 Mufflers; Prevention of Noise
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TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4112. Mufflers; Prevention of Noise. Every motor vehicle subject to registration and operated on a highway shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent an…