N.D. Admin. Code 37-08-01-05

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 37-08-01-05 - Minimum vision requirements and restrictions

Applicants and operators requesting or maintaining a North Dakota license or permit and who meet the following minimum vision standards, as established by the drivers license and traffic safety division, shall comply with the associated requirements and restrictions (which are nonexclusive):

		Minimum visual acuity	Requirements and restrictions with or without corrective or special device.
	1.	20/40 for person having one-eyed vision	(f, h).
	2.	20/50 for person having one-eyed vision	(a, b, d, f, h).
	3.	20/60 for person having one-eyed vision	(a, b, d, f, h).
	4.	20/40 each eye	(f).
	5.	20/50 each eye	(a, b, f).
	6.	20/50 better eye 20/60 or less other eye	(a, b, d, f).
	7.	20/60 better eye 20/60 or less other eye	(a, b, d, f).
	8.	20/70 better eye 20/80 - 20/100 other eye	(a, b, c, e, f, g).
	9.	20/80 better eye 20/80 - 20/100 other eye	(a, b, c, e, f, g).

10. Requirements and restriction code:

a. Daylight driving only.

b. Vision specialist recommendations.

c. Vision recheck within one year.

d. Vision recheck within two years.

e. Road test.

f. Field of vision report:

Horizontal visual field of 105 degrees or better. Can be obtained by totaling the temporal readings of both eyes or temporal plus nasal in one eye.

g. Report any eye disease or injury.

h. Outside mirror.

11. Except as provided in North Dakota Century Code section 39-08-21, the driver of a commercial class A, B, or C motor vehicle shall comply with the federal motor carrier regulations, pursuant to 49 CFR section 391.41(b)(10).

N.D. Admin Code 37-08-01-05

Effective December 1, 1988; amended effective March 1, 1992; May 1,1994; July 1, 2000.

General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02

Law Implemented: NDCC 39-06-03(7)