19.0962.01000
Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2244
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Dwyer, Bakke, G. Lee, Sorvaag
Representatives Nathe, Zubke
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-06-49, subsection 1 of section 39-06.2-07,
2 subsection 2 of section 39-06.2-08, subdivision c of subsection 3 of section 39-06.2-09,
3 sections 39-06.2-09.1, 39-06.2-13.1, and 39-06.2-19, subsections 5 and 6 of section 39-08-13,
4 and subsection 3 of section 39-16-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to driver's
5 license fees.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
7 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06-49 of the North Dakota Century Code is
8 amended and reenacted as follows:
9 39-06-49. Fees - Deposit in state highway fund.
10 1. All money received under this chapter must be paid monthly into the highway fund in
11 the state treasury.
12 2. The fee for:
13 a. An application for a nondriver photo identification card is eightten dollars for
14 applicants under the age of eighteen, otherwise there is no fee.
15 b. Written testing for an application for an operator's license is five dollars.
16 c. Initial, class change, and renewal permits is twenty dollars.
17 d. Actual ability testing for an application for ana noncommercial operator's license
18 is fiveten dollars, and a commercial operator's license is twenty dollars.
19 d.e. An application for ana noncommercial operator's license is fifteenforty dollars and
20 a commercial operator's license is fifty dollars.
21 e.f. An application for a motorized bicycle operator's permit is ten dollars.
22 f.g. A substitute nondriver identification card or operator's license is eightten dollars
23 unless the substitute is for erroneous information due to a change in name or
24 address, then the fee is threefive dollars.
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1 g. An
2 h. A noncommercial operator's license renewal is fifteenforty dollars, and a
3 commercial operator's license renewal is fifty dollars.
4 h.i. Reinstatement after suspension is one hundred fifty dollars unless the
5 suspension was the result of a suspension under subsection 3, 4, or 6 of section
6 39-06-03 or subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 39-06-32, then the fee is
7 twenty-five dollars, or unless the suspension was a result of a violation under
8 section 39-08-01 or chapter 39-20, then the fee is one hundred dollars.
9 i.j. Reinstatement after revocation is one hundred fifty dollars, unless the revocation
10 was imposed for a violation of subsection 6 of section 39-06-17 or section
11 39-06-31, 39-06-43, or 39-20-04, then the fee is one hundred dollars.
12 k. A commercial license endorsement is ten dollars for each endorsement.
13 l. The driving record for an employer of a commercial license holder is five dollars.
14 m. Operating record abstracts, records of clearance, or other record data are ten
15 dollars per record.
16 n. An accident report provided with the law enforcement officer's opinion is ten
17 dollars and is five dollars without the opinion.
18 3. Any application for which there is a fee must be accompanied by the proper fee.
19 4. The department shall provide a biennial report to the legislative assembly on the
20 revenues collected, funds expended, and balance of the state highway fund.
21 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 39-06.2-07 of the North Dakota
22 Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
23 1. An individual may not be issued a commercial driver's license unless that individual is
24 a resident of this state; has passed a knowledge and skills test that may include a
25 skills test administered by another state or skills test results electronically submitted by
26 another state, for driving a commercial motor vehicle which complies with minimum
27 federal standards established by federal regulations enumerated in 49 CFR part 383,
28 subparts G and H; and has satisfied all other requirements of state and federal law,
29 including the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The tests must be prescribed and
30 conducted by the director. The applicant shall pay the fee listed in section
31 39-06.2-1939-06-49 for each of the tests.
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1 SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 39-06.2-08 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
3 2. The application must be accompanied by an application fee listed in section
4 39-06.2-1939-06-49. The application must contain any other information as the
5 director may require to improve identity security. The director shall require an applicant
6 for a commercial license or commercial learner's permit to provide documentary
7 evidence that confirms to the satisfaction of the director the true identity, date of birth,
8 and legal presence of the applicant and provide a social security card or other
9 satisfactory evidence of a social security number and proof of residence address, if not
10 previously provided or if there are changes to the information already on file.
11 SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Subdivision c of subsection 3 of section 39-06.2-09 of the
12 North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
13 c. Other restrictions may be placed upon a commercial driver's license, under
14 section 39-06-17. The applicant shall pay a fee listed in section
15 39-06.2-1939-06-49 for each endorsement.
16 SECTION 5. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.2-09.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is
17 amended and reenacted as follows:
18 39-06.2-09.1. Nondomiciled commercial license.
19 1. The department may issue a nondomiciled commercial driver's license to an applicant
20 who does not present a social security card as required by section 39-06.2-08 but who
21 otherwise meets the requirements for a nondomiciled commercial driver's license. A
22 license issued under this subsection is valid only during the period of time of the
23 applicant's authorized stay in the United States. The license may be renewed only
24 upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status has been extended.
25 The department shall renew without a skills or knowledge test a nondomiciled
26 commercial license that has been expired for a duration not longer than one year.
27 2. The fee for a nondomiciled commercial driver's license is listed in section
28 39-06.2-1939-06-49.
29 SECTION 6. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.2-13.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is
30 amended and reenacted as follows:
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1 39-06.2-13.1. Driving record information to be provided.
2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law and upon payment of a fee listed in section
3 39-06.2-1939-06-49, the director shall provide full information regarding the driving record of an
4 individual who has been issued a commercial driver's license to an employer or to a prospective
5 employer if the individual has given written consent to the prospective employer for this
6 information.
7 SECTION 7. AMENDMENT. Section 39-06.2-19 of the North Dakota Century Code is
8 amended and reenacted as follows:
9 39-06.2-19. Fees - Deposit in highway fund.
10 1. All money received under this chapter must be paid monthly to the highway fund in the
11 state treasury.
12 2. The fee for:
13 a. A commercial driver's license test is five dollars.
14 b. An application for a commercial driver's license or permit is fifteen dollars.
15 c. Each endorsement is three dollars.
16 d. A nonresident commercial driver's license is twenty dollars.
17 e. The driving record for an employer or prospective employer is three dollarsFees
18 must be assessed in accordance with section 39-06-49.
19 SECTION 8. AMENDMENT. Subsections 5 and 6 of section 39-08-13 of the North Dakota
20 Century Code are amended and reenacted as follows:
21 5. Upon affirmation by a party to the accident, a party's legal representative, or the
22 insurer of any party to the accident that the investigating officer's opinion is material to
23 a determination of liability and upon payment of athe fee of five dollarslisted in section
24 39-06-49, the director or investigating agency shall release a completed copy of the
25 investigating officer's opinion to the entity requesting the information. The request
26 must be made on an appropriate form approved by the director.
27 6. Upon request of any person and upon payment of athe fee of two dollarslisted in
28 section 39-06-49, the director or the law enforcement agency may furnish to a
29 requester a copy of that portion of an investigating officer's accident report which does
30 not disclose the opinion of the reporting officer or contain any exempt information that
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1 may not be disclosed, if the report shows that the accident is one for which a driver is
2 required to file a report under section 39-08-09.
3 SECTION 9. AMENDMENT. Subsection 3 of section 39-16-03 of the North Dakota Century
4 Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
5 3. AThe fee of three dollarslisted under section 39-06-49 must be paid for each abstract
6 of any operating record, operating record, complete operating record, or record of
7 clearance. A reasonable fee must be paid for each source document. The director may
8 not assess a fee to a law enforcement agency, a judicial officer, or another licensing
9 jurisdiction. The director shall send an additional copy of the abstract, source
10 document if requested in aggregate form, or record of clearance to the driver whose
11 record was requested, accompanied by a statement identifying the person making the
12 request, identifying the person for whom or which the request is made, identifying the
13 intended recipient of the record, and providing the reason for the request. An
14 additional copy of the abstract or record of clearance may not be sent to a driver if the
15 request for the record was made by the federal bureau of investigation or the United
16 States central intelligence agency, or agents, or by any law enforcement agency or
17 judicial officer.
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Statutes affected: INTRODUCED: 39-06-49, 39-06.2-07, 39-06.2-08, 39-06.2-09, 39-06.2-09.1, 39-06.2-13.1, 39-06.2-19, 39-16-03
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 39-06-49, 39-06.2-07, 39-06.2-08, 39-06.2-09, 39-06.2-09.1, 39-06.2-13.1, 39-06.2-19, 39-16-03
Enrollment: 39-06-49, 39-06.2-07, 39-06.2-08, 39-06.2-09, 39-06.2-09.1, 39-06.2-13.1, 39-06.2-19, 39-16-03