25.0700.02001
Title.03000
Adopted by the House Transportation
Committee
Sixty-ninth
March 7, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Rummel, Clemens, Davison, Boehm
Representatives Schauer, Novak
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to careless driving and causing injury to the operator of an authorized emergency
vehicle or damage to an authorized emergency vehicle; and to provide a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
39-09-01. Basic rule - Penalty for violation.
No person
1.An individual may not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and
prudent under the conditions and havingshall drive with regard to theexisting actual
and potential hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person. An
individual shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing
an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a
curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding
roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or, other traffic or
by reason of, weather, or highway conditions. Any personAn individual who drives a
vehicle upon a highway or private or public property open to the public for the
operation of motor vehicles without heed toin violation of the requirements or
restrictions of this section has committedis guilty of careless driving and must be
assessed a fee of thirtyone hundred dollars.
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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2132
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
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Any person who, by reason of careless driving as herein defined, causes
2.An individual is guilty of an infraction if the individual violates subsection 1 of this
section and:
a.Causes and inflicts injury uponon the person of an operator of snow removal
equipment engaged in snow removal operations or causes;
b.Causes and inflicts injury on the person of :
(1)A first responder acting within their official capacity and displaying a visible
flashing, revolving, or rotating blue, white, or red light, or hazard warning
signal , while stationary on the side of a roadway ; or
(2)The operator or occupant of an authorized emergency vehicle acting within
their official capacity and displaying a visible flashing, revolving, or rotating
blue, white, or red light, or hazard warning signal , while stationary on the
side of a roadway ; or
(3) An individual assisting another individual displaying a visible hazard warning
light while stationary on the side of a roadway ;
c.Causes damage in excess of one thousandfour thousand dollars to snow
removal equipment engaged in snow removal is guilty of an infraction; or
d.Causes damage in excess of one thousand four thousand dollars to an authorized
emergency vehicle .
3.As used in this section, "snow removal equipment" means a vehicle that is operated
by a personan individual employed by or on behalf of an authority in charge of the
maintenance of the highway to perform winter maintenance snow and ice removal,
including plowing, hauling away, salting, and sanding.
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