Moving to North Dakota: insurance, registration, deadlines

An individual may not drive a motor vehicle in this state unless the individual has a valid license as an operator under this chapter; an individual over sixteen years of age who becomes a resident of this state and has in possession a valid operator's license issued under the laws of some other state or country or by military authorities of the United States is exempted in this section for a period of not more than sixty days after becoming a resident of this state, and for purposes of this chapter an individual is deemed a resident of this state when the individual has lived in the state for ninety consecutive days, unless the individual is a nonresident student, a tourist, or a member of the armed forces.

N.D.C.C. 39-06-02(1)(d)

An individual over sixteen years of age who becomes a resident of this state and who has in possession a valid operator's license issued to that individual under the laws of some other state or country or by military authorities of the United States for a period of not more than sixty days after becoming a resident of this state.

An individual who has been a resident of this state for thirty days may not drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction; a commercial driver's license may not be issued unless the individual is a resident of this state; a commercial driver's license may not be issued to an individual who has a commercial driver's license issued by any other state unless the individual first surrenders all licenses from other states; the provisions of this chapter do not apply to farm-to-market operations by farmers, but only with respect to those operators of a farm vehicle that is controlled and operated by a farmer, used to transport agricultural products, including trees; farm machines; or farm supplies, to or from a farm, not used in the operations of a common or contract carrier, and used within one hundred fifty miles of the individual's farm; the provisions of this chapter do not apply to an individual employed by and operating a vehicle at the request of and within a political subdivision, with a population of less than three thousand, during an emergency declared by that political subdivision for the removal of snow and ice; this waiver only applies when the regularly employed driver is unavailable or the employing political subdivision determines additional assistance is required.

N.D.C.C. 39-06.2-06(3)

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to farm-to-market operations by farmers, but only with respect to those operators of a farm vehicle that is: a. Controlled and operated by a farmer. b. Used to transport agricultural products, including trees; farm machines; or farm supplies, to or from a farm. c. Not used in the operations of a common or contract carrier. d. Used within one hundred fifty miles ... of the individual's farm.

N.D.C.C. 39-06.2-06(4)

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an individual employed by and operating a vehicle at the request of and within a political subdivision, with a population of less than three thousand, during an emergency declared by that political subdivision for the removal of snow and ice. This waiver only applies when the regularly employed driver is unavailable or the employing political subdivision determines additional assistance is required.

A motor vehicle operated or intended to be operated upon a highway, road, or street in this state must be registered annually with the department, and a vehicle being operated on highways, roads, or streets of this state must display license plates as furnished by the department. An individual is a resident of this state if the individual is gainfully employed or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation within this state and owns, leases, or rents a place of residence or otherwise lives within this state for the purposes of employment, or regardless of domicile or any other circumstance, remains in this state for a period of at least ninety consecutive days; a resident does not include a student at a university, college, or technical school in this state or a daily commuter from another jurisdiction if that jurisdiction exempts the vehicle of a daily commuter from this state from registration in that jurisdiction under a reciprocity agreement. The owner of a vehicle which has been registered outside this state shall exhibit to the department the certificate of title and registration card.

N.D.C.C. 39-04-18(2)(e)

Passenger motor vehicles registered in any other state or territory; provided, however, that such motor vehicles have displayed thereon the current license plates issued by the state or territory in which they are registered and provided further that the owners or operators thereof are not residents of this state.

N.D.C.C. 39-04-18(2)(e)

For purposes of this subdivision, a resident does not include a student at a university, college, or technical school in this state or a daily commuter from another jurisdiction if that jurisdiction exempts the vehicle of a daily commuter from this state from registration in that jurisdiction under a reciprocity agreement.

A person may not drive, or the owner may not cause or knowingly permit to be driven, a motor vehicle in this state without a valid policy of liability insurance in effect in order to respond in damages for liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of that motor vehicle in the amount required by chapter 39-16.1.

Upon being stopped by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of enforcing or investigating the possible violation of an ordinance or state law, the person driving the motor vehicle shall provide satisfactory evidence of the policy required under this section; a person who does not comply may be charged with a violation of this section.

Every resident individual who is required by the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code to file a federal income tax return, and every individual who receives income derived from sources in this state, shall file an income tax return with the state tax commissioner. For an individual who is not a resident of this state for the entire year, the tax is equal to the tax otherwise computed multiplied by a fraction in which the numerator is the federal adjusted gross income allocable and apportionable to this state and the denominator is the federal adjusted gross income from all sources reduced by the net income from the amounts specified in subdivisions a and b of subsection 2.

The return must be signed by the person required to make it and must contain a written declaration that it is made and subscribed under penalties of perjury.

To be certified as a primary residence and eligible for the primary residential property classification under this chapter, an owner shall sign and file with the tax commissioner an application containing a verified statement of facts establishing the owner's property meets the eligibility requirements to be considered a primary residence under this section. An application for primary residence certification must be filed by April first of each year to request a primary residence certification for the taxable year during which the application is filed.

As soon as practicable after receiving the applications, no later than May thirty-first of each year, the tax commissioner shall review the applications and determine which applicants qualify for the primary residence certification.

The owner of each motorboat shall file an application for number and license with the department; the owner of a motorboat already covered by a number awarded pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state may operate the motorboat on the waters of this state for the ninety-day reciprocity period, after which such motorboats are subject to the numbering and licensing provisions.

N.D.C.C. 20.1-13-03(2)

The owner of any motorboat already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to then operative federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state may operate the motorboat on the waters of this state for the ninety-day reciprocity period provided for in section 20.1-13-06. After the ... ninety-day reciprocity period has expired, such motorboats are subject to the numbering and licensing provisions of subsection 1.

Except as provided in this chapter, an individual may not operate an off-highway vehicle unless it has been registered under this chapter. Registration and payment of fees is not required of off-highway vehicles validly licensed in another state and which have not been within this state for more than thirty consecutive days. The owner of an off-highway vehicle validly licensed in another state and exempt from registration shall purchase an out-of-state public trails and lands access permit received upon payment of a ten dollar per-year fee.

N.D.C.C. 39-29-04(1)(c)

Registration and payment of fees is not required of: ... c. Off-highway vehicles validly licensed in another state and which have not been within this state for more than thirty consecutive days. ... 2. If an off-highway vehicle is exempt from registration under subdivision b or c of subsection 1, the owner shall purchase an out-of-state public trails and lands access permit received upon payment of a ten dollar per-year fee.