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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-SENATE BILL NO. 2132
4-(Senators Rummel, Clemens, Davison, Boehm)
5-(Representatives Schauer, Novak)
6-AN ACT to amend and reenact section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to careless
7-driving and causing injury to the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle or damage to an
8-authorized emergency vehicle; and to provide a penalty.
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3+Adopted by the House Transportation
4+Committee
5+Sixty-ninth
6+March 7, 2025
7+Legislative Assembly
8+of North Dakota
9+Introduced by
10+Senators Rummel, Clemens, Davison, Boehm
11+Representatives Schauer, Novak
12+A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code,
13+relating to careless driving and causing injury to the operator of an authorized emergency
14+vehicle or damage to an authorized emergency vehicle; and to provide a penalty.
915 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
11-reenacted as follows:
16+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-09-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is
17+amended and reenacted as follows:
1218 39-09-01. Basic rule - Penalty for violation.
1319 No person
14-1.An individual may not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under
15-the conditions and havingshall drive with regard to theexisting actual and potential hazards
16-then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person. An individual shall drive at a safe
17-and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade
18-crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when
19-traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to
20-pedestrians or, other traffic or by reason of, weather, or highway conditions. Any personAn
21-individual who drives a vehicle upon a highway or private or public property open to the public
22-for the operation of motor vehicles without heed toin violation of the requirements or
23-restrictions of this section has committedis guilty of careless driving and must be assessed a
24-fee of thirtyone hundred dollars.
20+1.An individual may not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and
21+prudent under the conditions and havingshall drive with regard to theexisting actual
22+and potential hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person. An
23+individual shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing
24+an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a
25+curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding
26+roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or, other traffic or
27+by reason of, weather, or highway conditions. Any personAn individual who drives a
28+vehicle upon a highway or private or public property open to the public for the
29+operation of motor vehicles without heed toin violation of the requirements or
30+restrictions of this section has committedis guilty of careless driving and must be
31+assessed a fee of thirtyone hundred dollars.
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33+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2132
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2557 Any person who, by reason of careless driving as herein defined, causes
26-2.An individual is guilty of an infraction if the individual violates subsection 1 of this section and:
27-a.Causes and inflicts injury uponon the person of an operator of snow removal equipment
28-engaged in snow removal operations or causes;
58+2.An individual is guilty of an infraction if the individual violates subsection 1 of this
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60+a.Causes and inflicts injury uponon the person of an operator of snow removal
61+equipment engaged in snow removal operations or causes;
2962 b.Causes and inflicts injury on the person of :
30-(1)A first responder acting within their official capacity and displaying a visible flashing,
31-revolving, or rotating blue, white, or red light, or hazard warning signal, while
32-stationary on the side of a roadway;
33-(2)The operator or occupant of an authorized emergency vehicle acting within their
34-official capacity and displaying a visible flashing, revolving, or rotating blue, white, or
35-red light, or hazard warning signal, while stationary on the side of a roadway; or
36-(3)An individual assisting another individual displaying a visible hazard warning light
37-while stationary on the side of a roadway;
38-c.Causes damage in excess of one thousandfour thousand dollars to snow removal
39-equipment engaged in snow removal is guilty of an infraction; or
40-d.Causes damage in excess of four thousand dollars to an authorized emergency vehicle. S. B. NO. 2132 - PAGE 2
41-3.As used in this section, "snow removal equipment" means a vehicle that is operated by a
42-personan individual employed by or on behalf of an authority in charge of the maintenance of
43-the highway to perform winter maintenance snow and ice removal, including plowing, hauling
44-away, salting, and sanding. S. B. NO. 2132 - PAGE 3
45-____________________________ ____________________________
46-President of the Senate Speaker of the House
47-____________________________ ____________________________
48-Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
49-This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
50-Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2132.
51-Senate Vote:Yeas 43 Nays 1 Absent 3
52-House Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 0 Absent 4
53-____________________________
54-Secretary of the Senate
55-Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
56-Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
57-____________________________
58-Governor
59-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
60-at ________ o’clock ________M.
61-____________________________
62-Secretary of State
63+(1)A first responder acting within their official capacity and displaying a visible
64+flashing, revolving, or rotating blue, white, or red light, or hazard warning
65+signal , while stationary on the side of a roadway ; or
66+(2)The operator or occupant of an authorized emergency vehicle acting within
67+their official capacity and displaying a visible flashing, revolving, or rotating
68+blue, white, or red light, or hazard warning signal , while stationary on the
69+side of a roadway ; or
70+ (3) An individual assisting another individual displaying a visible hazard warning
71+light while stationary on the side of a roadway ;
72+c.Causes damage in excess of one thousandfour thousand dollars to snow
73+removal equipment engaged in snow removal is guilty of an infraction; or
74+d.Causes damage in excess of one thousand four thousand dollars to an authorized
75+emergency vehicle .
76+3.As used in this section, "snow removal equipment" means a vehicle that is operated
77+by a personan individual employed by or on behalf of an authority in charge of the
78+maintenance of the highway to perform winter maintenance snow and ice removal,
79+including plowing, hauling away, salting, and sanding.
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