1 | | - | Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota |
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2 | | - | In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
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| 2 | + | Title.02000 |
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| 3 | + | Adopted by the Transportation |
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| 4 | + | Committee |
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| 5 | + | Sixty-ninth |
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| 6 | + | February 13, 2025 |
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| 7 | + | Legislative Assembly |
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| 8 | + | of North Dakota |
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| 9 | + | Introduced by |
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| 10 | + | Representatives Novak, Dockter, O'Brien, J. Olson, Pyle, D. Ruby, Tveit, Heinert |
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| 11 | + | Senators Conley, Rummel |
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| 12 | + | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 39-06-01 and 39-06-42, 39-06.1-06, and |
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| 13 | + | 39-06.1-09 and paragraph 23 of subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39-06.1-10 of the North |
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| 14 | + | Dakota Century Code, relating to operating a motor vehicle while driving privileges are |
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| 15 | + | suspended or revoked, the amount of statutory fees, the definition of moving violations, and |
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| 16 | + | entries against a driving record; and to provide a penalty. |
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| 17 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 18 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 19 | + | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 20 | + | 39-06-01. Operators must be licensed - Additional licensing - Penalty. |
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| 21 | + | 1. An individual, unless exempted in this section, may not drive any motor vehicle on a |
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| 22 | + | highway or on public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for |
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| 23 | + | vehicular use in this state unless the individual has a valid license as an operator |
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| 24 | + | under this chapter or a temporary operator's permit issued under chapter 39-20. An |
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| 25 | + | individual may not receive an operator's license or a nondriver identification card until |
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| 26 | + | that individual surrenders to the director all operator's licenses, permits, and nondriver |
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| 27 | + | photo identification cards issued to that individual by any state or country. If a license |
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| 28 | + | issued by another state is surrendered, the director shall notify the issuing state of the |
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| 29 | + | surrender. An individual may be issued either a valid operator's license or a nondriver |
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| 30 | + | identification card at any one time, but not both. |
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4 | | - | (Representatives Novak, Dockter, O'Brien, J. Olson, Pyle, D. Ruby, Tveit, Heinert) |
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5 | | - | (Senators Conley, Rummel) |
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6 | | - | AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06-42, 39-06.1-06, and 39-06.1-09 and paragraph 23 of |
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7 | | - | subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39-06.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating |
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8 | | - | to operating a motor vehicle while driving privileges are suspended or revoked, the amount of |
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9 | | - | statutory fees, the definition of moving violations, and entries against a driving record; and to |
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10 | | - | provide a penalty. |
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11 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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12 | | - | SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06-42 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and |
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13 | | - | reenacted as follows: |
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14 | | - | 39-06-42. Penalty for driving while license suspended or revoked - Impoundment of vehicle |
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15 | | - | number plates - Authority of cities. |
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16 | | - | 1.Except as provided in section 39-06.1-11, an individual who operates a motor vehicle on a |
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17 | | - | highway or on public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for vehicular |
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18 | | - | use in this state while an individual's operator's license is suspended or revoked in any |
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19 | | - | jurisdiction is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for the first, second, or third offense within a |
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20 | | - | five-year period. Any subsequent offense within the same five-year period is a class A |
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21 | | - | misdemeanor. |
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22 | | - | 2.If the suspension or revocation was imposed for violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent |
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23 | | - | ordinance or was governed by section 39-06-31 or chapter 39-20, the sentence must be at |
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24 | | - | least four consecutive days' imprisonment and a fine as the court deems proper. The |
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25 | | - | execution of sentence may not be suspended or the imposition of sentence deferred under |
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26 | | - | subsection 3 or 4 of section 12.1-32-02. Forfeiture of bail is not permitted in lieu of the |
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27 | | - | defendant's personal appearance in open court for arraignment on a charge under this |
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28 | | - | subsection. |
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29 | | - | 3.A court may dismiss a charge under this section upon motion by the defendant if the |
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30 | | - | defendant's operator's license is reinstated within sixty days of the date of the offense and the |
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31 | | - | defendant provides to the court satisfactory evidence of the reinstatement. Alternatively, upon |
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32 | | - | motion, a court may grant a motion to amend a charge under this section to a violation of |
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33 | | - | section 39 -06 -01. |
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34 | | - | 4.In addition to any other punishment imposed, the court may order the number plates of the |
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35 | | - | motor vehicle owned and operated by the offender at the time of the offense to be destroyed |
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36 | | - | by the sheriff. If a period of suspension has been extended under subsection 6 of section |
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37 | | - | 39-06-17, the court may order the number plates to be destroyed under this subsection. The |
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38 | | - | offender shall deliver the number plates to the court without delay at a time certain as ordered |
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39 | | - | by the court following the conviction. The court shall deliver the number plates to the sheriff |
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40 | | - | and notify the department of the order. An offender who does not provide the number plates to |
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41 | | - | the court at the appropriate time is subject to revocation of probation. |
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42 | | - | 5.A city may authorize, by ordinance, its municipal judge to order destruction of motor vehicle |
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43 | | - | number plates by the office of the police officer that made the arrest in the manner provided in |
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44 | | - | subsection 4. |
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45 | | - | SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and |
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46 | | - | reenacted as follows: H. B. NO. 1422 - PAGE 2 |
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| 54 | + | 2. An individual licensed as an operator may exercise the privilege granted by the license |
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| 55 | + | on any highway in this state and may not be required to obtain any other license to |
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| 56 | + | exercise the privilege by any political subdivision having authority to adopt police |
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| 57 | + | regulations, except that municipalities may regulate occupations and may regulate the |
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| 58 | + | operation of taxicabs under subsection 27 of section 40-05-01. |
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| 59 | + | 3. An individual may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway or public or private areas |
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| 60 | + | to which the public has a right of access for vehicular use in the state while an |
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| 61 | + | individual's operators license has been disqualified as a result of a suspension or |
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| 62 | + | revocation. An offense under this subsection may be dismissed only if the operators |
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| 63 | + | license is reinstated within sixty days of the date of the offense and the dismissal must |
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| 64 | + | be granted by the court upon satisfactory evidence of reinstatement of driving |
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| 65 | + | privileges. An individual in violation of this subsection is subject to a fine of |
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| 66 | + | one hundred dollars and three points to be charged against the individual's driving |
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| 67 | + | record. |
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| 68 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06-42 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 69 | + | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 70 | + | 39-06-42. Penalty for driving while license suspended or revoked - Impoundment of |
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| 71 | + | vehicle number plates - Authority of cities. |
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| 72 | + | 1.Except as provided in section 39-06.1-11, an individual who operates a motor vehicle |
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| 73 | + | on a highway or on public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for |
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| 74 | + | vehicular use in this state while an individual's operator's license is suspended or |
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| 75 | + | revoked in any jurisdiction is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for the first, second, or |
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| 76 | + | third offense within a five-year period. Any subsequent offense within the same |
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| 77 | + | five-year period is a class A misdemeanor. |
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| 78 | + | 2.If the suspension or revocation was imposed for violation of section 39-08-01 or |
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| 79 | + | equivalent ordinance or was governed by section 39-06-31 or chapter 39-20, the |
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| 80 | + | sentence must be at least four consecutive days' imprisonment and a fine as the court |
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| 81 | + | deems proper. The execution of sentence may not be suspended or the imposition of |
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| 82 | + | sentence deferred under subsection 3 or 4 of section 12.1-32-02. Forfeiture of bail is |
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| 83 | + | not permitted in lieu of the defendant's personal appearance in open court for |
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| 84 | + | arraignment on a charge under this subsection. |
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| 118 | + | 3.A court may dismissreduce a charge under this section to a disqualified driver upon |
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| 119 | + | motion by the defendant if the defendant's operator's license is reinstated within sixty |
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| 120 | + | days of the date of the offense and the defendant provides to the court satisfactory |
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| 121 | + | evidence of the reinstatement. Alternatively, upon motion, a court may grant a motion |
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| 122 | + | to amend a charge under this section to a violation of section 39-06-01. |
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| 123 | + | 4.In addition to any other punishment imposed, the court may order the number plates of |
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| 124 | + | the motor vehicle owned and operated by the offender at the time of the offense to be |
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| 125 | + | destroyed by the sheriff. If a period of suspension has been extended under |
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| 126 | + | subsection 6 of section 39-06-17, the court may order the number plates to be |
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| 127 | + | destroyed under this subsection. The offender shall deliver the number plates to the |
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| 128 | + | court without delay at a time certain as ordered by the court following the conviction. |
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| 129 | + | The court shall deliver the number plates to the sheriff and notify the department of the |
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| 130 | + | order. An offender who does not provide the number plates to the court at the |
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| 131 | + | appropriate time is subject to revocation of probation. |
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| 132 | + | 5.A city may authorize, by ordinance, its municipal judge to order destruction of motor |
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| 133 | + | vehicle number plates by the office of the police officer that made the arrest in the |
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| 134 | + | manner provided in subsection 4. |
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| 135 | + | SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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48 | | - | The fees required for a noncriminal disposition under section 39 -06 -01, 39-06.1-02, or 39-06.1-03 |
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49 | | - | must be as follows: |
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50 | | - | 1.For a nonmoving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-08, a fee of twenty dollars except for a |
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51 | | - | violation of any traffic parking regulation on any state charitable or penal institution property or |
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52 | | - | on the state capitol grounds, a fee in the amount of five dollars, excluding a violation of |
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53 | | - | subsection 11 of section 39-01-15. |
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54 | | - | 2.For a moving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-09, a fee of twenty dollars, except for: |
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55 | | - | a.A violation of section 39-10-26, 39-10-26.2, 39-10-41, or 39-10-42, a fee of fifty dollars. |
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56 | | - | b.A violation of section 39-10-05 involving failure to yield to a pedestrian or subsection 1 of |
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57 | | - | section 39-10-28, a fee of fifty dollars. |
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| 138 | + | The fees required for a noncriminal disposition under section 39-06-01, 39-06.1-02 or |
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| 139 | + | 39-06.1-03 must be as follows: |
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| 140 | + | 1.For a nonmoving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-08, a fee of twenty dollars |
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| 141 | + | except for a violation of any traffic parking regulation on any state charitable or penal |
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| 142 | + | institution property or on the state capitol grounds, a fee in the amount of five dollars, |
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| 143 | + | excluding a violation of subsection 11 of section 39-01-15. |
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| 144 | + | 2.For a moving violation as defined in section 39-06.1-09, a fee of twenty dollars, except |
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| 146 | + | a.A violation of section 39-10-26, 39-10-26.2, 39-10-41, or 39-10-42, a fee of fifty |
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| 180 | + | b.A violation of section 39-10-05 involving failure to yield to a pedestrian or |
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| 181 | + | subsection 1 of section 39-10-28, a fee of fifty dollars. |
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110 | | - | [104.61 kilometers] an hour, for a violation of section 39-09-02, or equivalent ordinance, a fee |
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111 | | - | of five dollars for each mile per hour over the limit. |
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112 | | - | 8.For a violation of a school zone speed limit under subdivision b of subsection 1 of section |
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113 | | - | 39-09-02, a fee of forty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the posted speed; and |
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114 | | - | forty dollars, plus one dollar for each additional mile per hour over ten miles per hour over the |
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115 | | - | limit unless a greater fee would be applicable under this section. |
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116 | | - | 9.For a violation of a highway construction zone speed limit under subsection 2 of section |
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117 | | - | 39-09-02, a fee of eighty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the posted speed; |
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118 | | - | and eighty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour over ten miles per hour over the limit, |
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119 | | - | unless a greater fee would be applicable under this section. The fee in this subsection does |
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120 | | - | not apply to a highway construction zone unless individuals engaged in construction are |
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121 | | - | present at the time and place of the violation and the posted speed limit sign states "Minimum |
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122 | | - | Fee $80". H. B. NO. 1422 - PAGE 4 |
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123 | | - | 10.For a violation of operating a motor vehicle while not being licensed under section 39 - 06 -01, a |
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124 | | - | fee of one hundred fifty dollars. |
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125 | | - | SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and |
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126 | | - | reenacted as follows: |
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| 270 | + | [104.61 kilometers] an hour, for a violation of section 39-09-02, or equivalent |
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| 271 | + | ordinance, a fee of five dollars for each mile per hour over the limit. |
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| 272 | + | 8.For a violation of a school zone speed limit under subdivision b of subsection 1 of |
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| 273 | + | section 39-09-02, a fee of forty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the |
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| 274 | + | posted speed; and forty dollars, plus one dollar for each additional mile per hour over |
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| 308 | + | ten miles per hour over the limit unless a greater fee would be applicable under this |
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| 309 | + | section. |
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| 310 | + | 9.For a violation of a highway construction zone speed limit under subsection 2 of |
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| 311 | + | section 39-09-02, a fee of eighty dollars for one through ten miles per hour over the |
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| 312 | + | posted speed; and eighty dollars plus two dollars for each mile per hour over ten miles |
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| 313 | + | per hour over the limit, unless a greater fee would be applicable under this section. |
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| 314 | + | The fee in this subsection does not apply to a highway construction zone unless |
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| 315 | + | individuals engaged in construction are present at the time and place of the violation |
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| 316 | + | and the posted speed limit sign states "Minimum Fee $80". |
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| 317 | + | 10. For a violation of operating a motor vehicle while not being licensed under section |
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| 318 | + | 39-06-01, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars. |
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| 319 | + | SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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128 | | - | For the purposes of sections 39-06.1-06 and 39-06.1-13, a "moving violation" means a violation of |
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129 | | - | section 39-04-11, 39-04-22, subsection 1 of section 39-04-37, section 39-04-55, 39-06-01, 39-06-04, |
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130 | | - | 39-06-14, 39-06-14.1, 39-06-16, 39-06.2-07, 39-08-20, 39-08-23, 39-08-24, 39-08-25, 39-09-01, |
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131 | | - | 39-09-01.1, 39-09-04.1, or 39-09-09, subsection 1 of section 39-12-02, section 39-12-04, 39-12-05, |
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132 | | - | 39-12-06, 39-12-09, 39-19-03, 39-21-45.1, 39-24-02, or 39-24-09, except subdivisions b and c of |
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133 | | - | subsection 5 of section 39-24-09, or equivalent ordinances; or a violation of the provisions of chapter |
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134 | | - | 39-10, 39-10.2, 39-21, or 39-27, or equivalent ordinances, except subsection 5 of section 39-10-26, |
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135 | | - | section 39-21-44, and subsections 2 and 3 of section 39-21-46, and those sections within those |
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136 | | - | chapters which are specifically listed in subsection 1 of section 39-06.1-08. |
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137 | | - | SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Paragraph 23 of subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 39-06.1-10 of |
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138 | | - | the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 322 | + | For the purposes of sections 39-06.1-06 and 39-06.1-13, a "moving violation" means a |
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| 323 | + | violation of section 39-04-11, 39-04-22, subsection 1 of section 39-04-37, section 39-04-55, |
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| 324 | + | 39-06-01, 39-06-04, 39-06-14, 39-06-14.1, 39-06-16, 39-06.2-07, 39-08-20, 39-08-23, 39-08-24, |
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| 325 | + | 39-08-25, 39-09-01, 39-09-01.1, 39-09-04.1, or 39-09-09, subsection 1 of section 39-12-02, |
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| 326 | + | section 39-12-04, 39-12-05, 39-12-06, 39-12-09, 39-19-03, 39-21-45.1, 39-24-02, or 39-24-09, |
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| 327 | + | except subdivisions b and c of subsection 5 of section 39-24-09, or equivalent ordinances; or a |
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| 328 | + | violation of the provisions of chapter 39-10, 39-10.2, 39-21, or 39-27, or equivalent ordinances, |
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| 329 | + | except subsection 5 of section 39-10-26, section 39-21-44, and subsections 2 and 3 of section |
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| 330 | + | 39-21-46, and those sections within those chapters which are specifically listed in subsection 1 |
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| 331 | + | of section 39-06.1-08. |
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| 332 | + | SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Paragraph 23 of subdivision a of subsection 3 of section |
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| 333 | + | 39-06.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: |
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