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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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	2	+	Title.02000
	3	+	Adopted by the Transportation
	4	+	Committee
	5	+	Sixty-ninth
	6	+	January 31, 2025
	7	+	Legislative Assembly
	8	+	of North Dakota
	9	+	Introduced by
	10	+	Representatives M. Ruby, Dockter, Marschall, J. Olson, Pyle
	11	+	Senators Axtman, Castaneda, Paulson
	12	+	A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota
	13	+	Century Code, relating to military sacrifice number plates; and to amend and reenact section
	14	+	39-04-10.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to personalized plates.
	15	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
	16	+	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-04-10.3 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	17	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
	18	+	39-04-10.3. Personalized plates.
	19	+	At the request of a registrant, the department may provide special license plates marked
	20	+	with not more than seven numerals, letters, or combinations of numerals and letters, upon
	21	+	application for a special license plate and payment of an additional fee of twenty-five dollars per
	22	+	registration period, unless the plate is a gold star license plate, military sacrifice license plate, or
	23	+	a prisoner of war license plate, then there is no additional charge. A personal plate containing a
	24	+	restricted character may not be renewed. The department shall make the special license plates
	25	+	authorized by this section available for motor vehicles registered under section 39-04-10.6,
	26	+	trailers, travel trailers, and motorcycles. The fee for the special license plates issued under this
	27	+	section for vehicles registered under section 39-04-10.6 is a one-time fee of one hundred
	28	+	dollars. The special license plates for motorcycles may contain not more than six numerals,
	29	+	letters, or a combination of not more than six numerals and letters. In the event of sale or
	30	+	transfer of the vehicle, the owner shall remove the special license plates in accordance with
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3	32		HOUSE BILL NO. 1432
4		-	(Representatives M. Ruby, Dockter, Marschall, J. Olson, Pyle)
5		-	(Senators Axtman, Castaneda, Paulson)
6		-	AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating
7		-	to military sacrifice number plates; and to amend and reenact section 39-04-10.3 of the North
8		-	Dakota Century Code, relating to personalized plates.
9		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10		-	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-04-10.3 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
11		-	reenacted as follows:
12		-	39-04-10.3. Personalized plates.
13		-	At the request of a registrant, the department may provide special license plates marked with not
14		-	more than seven numerals, letters, or combinations of numerals and letters, upon application for a
15		-	special license plate and payment of an additional fee of twenty-five dollars per registration period,
16		-	unless the plate is a gold star license plate, military sacrifice license plate, or a prisoner of war license
17		-	plate, then there is no additional charge. A personal plate containing a restricted character may not be
18		-	renewed. The department shall make the special license plates authorized by this section available for
19		-	motor vehicles registered under section 39-04-10.6, trailers, travel trailers, and motorcycles. The fee for
20		-	the special license plates issued under this section for vehicles registered under section 39-04-10.6 is a
21		-	one-time fee of one hundred dollars. The special license plates for motorcycles may contain not more
22		-	than six numerals, letters, or a combination of not more than six numerals and letters. In the event of
23		-	sale or transfer of the vehicle, the owner shall remove the special license plates in accordance with
24		-	section 39-04-36. Upon payment of the applicable transfer fee, the special license plates may be
25		-	transferred to a replacement motor vehicle.
26		-	SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
27		-	enacted as follows:
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	54	+	section 39-04-36. Upon payment of the applicable transfer fee, the special license plates may
	55	+	be transferred to a replacement motor vehicle.
	56	+	SECTION 2. A new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	57	+	and enacted as follows:
28	58		Military sacrifice plates.
29		-	1.The director shall issue distinctive number plates to individuals eligible under this section upon
30		-	receiving:
31		-	a.Payment of all other fees required under this chapter for registration of a motor vehicle;
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33		-	b.Verification, as determined by the department, of an individual's eligibility status under
34		-	this section.
35		-	2.An individual is eligible for a military sacrifice plate if the individual is an immediate family
36		-	member of a individual who died outside a combat zone while serving honorably and has not
37		-	been not found guilty of willful misconduct as defined in title 38, Code of Federal Regulations,
38		-	part 3, subpart a, section 3.1, subsection n, as a current member of any branch of the armed
39		-	forces of the United States, either active or reserve, the national guard under federal or state
40		-	control, or the United States coast guard.
41		-	3.On request of the director, the department of veterans' affairs shall certify an immediate family
42		-	member of an individual listed in subsection 2 as eligible to receive military sacrifice plates. H. B. NO. 1432 - PAGE 2
43		-	4.Military sacrifice plates must be inscribed with a distinctive emblem and the words "military
44		-	sacrifice".
45		-	5.For purposes of this section "immediate family member" means a:
	59	+	1.The director shall issue distinctive number plates to individuals eligible under this
	60	+	section upon receiving:
	61	+	a.Payment of all other fees required under this chapter for registration of a motor
	62	+	vehicle; and
	63	+	b.Verification, as determined by the department, of an individual's eligibility status
	64	+	under this section.
	65	+	2.An individual is eligible for a military sacrifice plate if the individual is an immediate
	66	+	family member of a individual who died outside a combat zone while serving honorably
	67	+	and has not been not found guilty of willful misconduct as defined in title 38, Code of
	68	+	Federal Regulations, part 3, subpart a, section 3.1, subsection n, as a current member
	69	+	of any branch of the armed forces of the United States, either active or reserve, the
	70	+	national guard under federal or state control, or the United States coast guard.
	71	+	3.On request of the director, the department of veterans' affairs shall certify an
	72	+	immediate family member of an individual listed in subsection 2 as eligible to receive
	73	+	military sacrifice plates.
	74	+	4. Military sacrifice plates must be inscribed with a distinctive emblem and the words
	75	+	"military sacrifice".
	76	+	4. 5. For purposes of this section "immediate family member" means a:
46	77		a.Spouse;
47	78		b.Parent, step-parent, or other individual who acted in loco parentis;
48	79		c.Sibling, whether of the whole or half-blood, or by adoption;
49	80		d.Child, including those by adoption, or a step-child; or
50	81		e.Grandparent.
51		-	6.The director may issue military sacrifice plates under this section only to the owner of a
52		-	passenger motor vehicle or a truck the registered gross vehicle weight rating of which does
53		-	not exceed twenty thousand pounds [9071.85 kilograms]. H. B. NO. 1432 - PAGE 3
54		-	____________________________ ____________________________
55		-	Speaker of the House President of the Senate
56		-	____________________________ ____________________________
57		-	Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
58		-	This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
59		-	Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1432.
60		-	House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2
61		-	Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
62		-	____________________________
63		-	Chief Clerk of the House
64		-	Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
65		-	Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
66		-	____________________________
67		-	Governor
68		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
69		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
70		-	____________________________
71		-	Secretary of State
	82	+	5. 6. The director may issue military sacrifice plates under this section only to the owner of
	83	+	a passenger motor vehicle, a truck the registered gross vehicle weight rating of which
	84	+	does not exceed twenty thousand pounds [9071.85 kilograms] , or a motorcycle .
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