N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-19

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 39-04-19 - Motor vehicle registration fees and mile tax

Motor vehicles required to pay registration fees or a mile tax shall pay the following fees:

1. Nonresidents electing to pay mile tax in lieu of registration, when authorized to do so by the department, shall pay a fee of twenty dollars for a trip permit which is valid for a period of seventy-two hours. All fees collected under the provisions of this subsection must be credited to the state highway fund.

2. Motor vehicles required to be registered in this state must be furnished license plates upon the payment of the following annual fees; however, if a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or trailer, first becomes subject to registration other than at the beginning of the registration period, such fees must be prorated on a monthly basis. The minimum fee charged hereunder must be five dollars:

a. Passenger motor vehicles:

YEARS REGISTERED
Gross Weights	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Years	7th, 8th, and 9th Years	10th, 11th, and 12th Years	13th and Subsequent Years
Less than 3,200	$73	$65	$57	$49
3,200 - 4,499	93	81	69	57
4,500 - 4,999	111	94	79	63
5,000 - 5,999	142	120	98	76
6,000 - 6,999	175	146	117	89
7,000 - 7,999	208	172	137	102
8,000 - 8,999	241	199	157	115
9,000 and over	274	225	177	128

A house car is subject to registration at the rates prescribed for other vehicles under this subdivision modified by using the weight applicable to a vehicle whose weight is forty percent of that of the house car, but not using a weight of less than four thousand pounds [1814.35 kilograms].

A pickup truck is subject to registration at the rates prescribed for other vehicles under this subdivision by applying the shipping weight of the vehicle to the fee schedule. At a minimum, the registered gross weight displayed on the registration card for a pickup truck must be twice the shipping weight of the vehicle. Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, the owner of a pickup truck shall request the registered gross weight of the pickup truck be increased to ensure the registered gross weight is sufficient to include the total weight of the vehicle and any load transported on or by the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, a pickup truck is a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than eleven thousand five hundred pounds [5216.31 kilograms], with an unladen weight of less than eight thousand pounds [3628.74 kilograms], and which is equipped with an open box-type bed not exceeding nine feet [2.74 meters] in length.

b. Schoolbuses, buses for hire, buses owned and operated by religious, charitable, or nonprofit organizations and used exclusively for religious, charitable, or other public nonprofit purposes, and trucks or combination trucks and trailers, including commercial and noncommercial trucks, except those trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers which qualify for registration under this subsection or subsection 5:

YEARS REGISTERED
Gross Weights	1st Through 6th Years	7th Through 9th Years	10th Through 12th Years	13th Through 19th Years	20th and Subsequent Years
Not over 4,000	$71	$58	$53	$50	$49
4,001 - 6,000	76	63	57	51	50
6,001 - 8,000	81	68	61	52	51
8,001 - 10,000	86	73	65	54	53
10,001 - 12,000	91	78	69	56	55
12,001 - 14,000	96	83	73	59	58
14,001 - 16,000	101	88	77	62	61
16,001 - 18,000	106	93	81	64	63
18,001 - 20,000	109	96	83	65	64

YEARS REGISTERED
Gross Weights	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Years	8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Years	13th and Subsequent Years
20,001 - 22,000	$139	$113	$100
22,001 - 26,000	191	161	145
26,001 - 30,000	252	210	188
30,001 - 34,000	318	263	235
34,001 - 38,000	379	312	278
38,001 - 42,000	440	361	320
42,001 - 46,000	501	409	363
46,001 - 50,000	562	458	406
50,001 - 54,000	632	516	457
54,001 - 58,000	693	565	500
58,001 - 62,000	755	614	543
62,001 - 66,000	815	662	586
66,001 - 70,000	876	711	628
70,001 - 74,000	937	760	671
74,001 - 78,000	998	809	714
78,001 - 82,000	1,059	858	757
82,001 - 86,000	1,182	963	844
86,001 - 90,000	1,304	1,067	931
90,001 - 94,000	1,426	1,172	1,018
94,001 - 98,000	1,548	1,277	1,106
98,001 - 102,000	1,670	1,381	1,193
102,001 - 105,500	1,792	1,486	1,280

c. Motorcycles, fifteen dollars.

3. Motor vehicles acquired by disabled veterans under the provisions of Public Law 79-663 [ 38 U.S.C. 3901 ] are exempt from the payment of state sales or use tax and, if paid, such veterans are entitled to a refund. This exemption also applies to any passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck not exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds [11793.40 kilograms] registered gross weight but shall apply to no more than two such motor vehicles owned by a disabled veteran at any one time.

4.

a. Each trailer, except a semitrailer or farm trailer, required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished registration plates upon the payment of a twenty dollar annual fee. A trailer, semitrailer, or farm trailer not required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished an identification plate upon the payment of a fee of five dollars.

b. A semitrailer or farm trailer required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished:

(1) Permanent registration plates upon the payment of a permanent registration fee of one hundred twenty dollars. The permanent registration is valid until ownership of the semitrailer or farm trailer is transferred, assigned, or if the semitrailer is destroyed or otherwise completely removed from the service of the owner; or

(2) Annual registration upon the payment of a twenty dollar annual fee.

c. Upon the request of a person with a trailer or farm trailer to whom a registration or identification plate is provided under this subsection, the department shall provide a plate of the same size as provided for a motorcycle. The department shall provide notification of this option to the person before the replacement or issuance of the plate.

5. Trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers weighing more than twenty thousand but not more than one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [more than 9071.84 but not more than 47854.00 kilograms] which are used as farm vehicles only, are entitled to registration under the following fee schedule and the provisions of this subsection. Farm vehicles are considered, for the purpose of this subsection, as trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers weighing more than twenty thousand but not more than one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [more than 9071.84 but not more than 47854.00 kilograms] owned, or leased for at least one year by a bona fide resident farmer who uses the vehicles exclusively for transporting the farmer's own property or other property on a farm work exchange basis with other farmers between farms and the usual local trading places but not in connection with any commercial retail or wholesale business being conducted from those farms, nor otherwise for hire. In addition to the penalty provided in section 39-04-41, any person violating this subsection shall license for the entire license period the farm vehicle at the higher commercial vehicle rate in accordance with the weight carried by the farm vehicle at the time of the violation.

YEARS REGISTERED
Gross Weights	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Years	7th and 8th Years	9th and 10th Years	11th and Subsequent Years
20,001 - 22,000	$111	$97	$83	$65
22,001 - 24,000	116	101	86	67
24,001 - 26,000	124	107	90	69
26,001 - 28,000	135	115	96	73
28,001 - 30,000	144	123	102	77
30,001 - 32,000	159	136	113	86
32,001 - 34,000	169	144	119	90
34,001 - 36,000	179	152	125	94
36,001 - 38,000	189	160	131	98
38,001 - 40,000	199	168	137	102
40,001 - 42,000	209	176	143	106
42,001 - 44,000	219	184	149	110
44,001 - 46,000	229	192	155	114
46,001 - 48,000	239	200	161	118
48,001 - 50,000	249	208	167	122
50,001 - 52,000	269	226	183	136
52,001 - 54,000	279	234	189	140
54,001 - 56,000	289	242	195	144
56,001 - 58,000	299	250	201	148
58,001 - 60,000	309	258	207	152
60,001 - 62,000	319	266	213	156
62,001 - 64,000	329	274	219	160
64,001 - 66,000	339	282	225	164
66,001 - 68,000	349	290	231	168
68,001 - 70,000	359	298	237	172
70,001 - 72,000	369	306	243	176
72,001 - 74,000	379	314	249	180
74,001 - 76,000	389	322	255	184
76,001 - 78,000	399	330	261	188
78,001 - 80,000	409	338	267	192
80,001 - 82,000	419	346	273	196
82,001 - 84,000	429	368	316	272
84,001 - 86,000	449	385	330	284
86,001 - 88,000	469	402	344	296
88,001 - 90,000	489	419	358	308
90,001 - 92,000	509	436	372	320
92,001 - 94,000	529	453	386	332
94,001 - 96,000	549	470	400	344
96,001 - 98,000	569	487	414	356
98,001 - 100,000	589	504	428	368
100,001 - 102,000	609	521	442	380
102,001 - 104,000	629	538	456	392
104,001 - 105,500	649	555	470	404

6. A motor vehicle registered in subsection 5 may be used for custom combining operations by displaying identification issued by the department and upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars.

N.D.C.C. § 39-04-19

Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 309 (HB 1291),§ 3, eff. 8/1/2019.

Amended by S.L. 2011, ch. 267 (HB 1113),§ 5, eff. 7/1/2011.

See S.L. 2019, ch. 309 (HB 1291), § 4.