39-29.1 Low-Speed Vehicles
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 39-29.1LOW-SPEED VEHICLES39-29.1-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Low-speed vehicle" means a four-wheeled vehicle that is able to attain a speed,<br>upon a paved level surface, of more than twenty miles [32 kilometers] per hour in<br>one mile [1.6 kilometers] and not more than twenty-five miles [40 kilometers] per<br>hour in one mile [1.6 kilometers] and may not exceed three thousand pounds [1361<br>kilograms] in weight when fully loaded with passengers and any cargo.2."Operate" means to ride in or on and control the operation of a low-speed vehicle.3."Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to a low-speed vehicle.39-29.1-02. Applicability. A low-speed vehicle is a motor vehicle under this title, except:1.Chapter 39-22 does not apply to low-speed vehicles.2.Registration of a low-speed vehicle is governed by this chapter.3.A political subdivision may not require licensing or registration of low-speed vehicles.4.The governing body of a city may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of low-speed<br>vehicles operating in the city limits in areas under the jurisdiction of the city.39-29.1-03.Low-speed vehicle registration - Application - Issuance - Fees -Renewal.1.An individual may not operate a low-speed vehicle unless the vehicle has been<br>registered in accordance with this chapter.2.The department shall design and furnish an application that must be used to register<br>a low-speed vehicle. The registration must state the name and address of every<br>owner of the low-speed vehicle and must be signed by at least one owner. A copy<br>of the application is evidence of registration for the first thirty days after the date of<br>application.3.On receipt of an application and the appropriate fee, the department shall register<br>the low-speed vehicle and assign a registration number and a certificate of<br>registration. The certificate of registration must include information regarding the<br>make, year, serial number, and name and address of the owner.4.The fee for registration of a low-speed vehicle is twenty dollars for each registration<br>cycle of two years ending on March thirty-first. The department may prorate the<br>initial registration fee.For a duplicate or replacement registration number orregistration card that is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the department may<br>charge a fee of not more than five dollars.5.To renew a registration, the owner of a low-speed vehicle shall follow the procedure<br>adopted by the department and pay the registration fee.6.The department may adopt rules for the registration of low-speed vehicles and the<br>display of registration numbers.39-29.1-04. Low-speed vehicle dealers. A low-speed vehicle dealer does not need amotor vehicle dealer's license.Upon application and on payment of a twenty dollar fee, alow-speed vehicle dealer is entitled to be issued registration numbers distinctively marked asPage No. 1dealer's registration numbers. The dealer's numbers may be used only on low-speed vehicles<br>owned by the dealership.39-29.1-05. Exemption from registration - Exemption from fees.1.Registration and payment of fees is not required of:a.A low-speed vehicle owned and used by the United States or another state or<br>its political subdivisions.b.A low-speed vehicle registered in a foreign country and temporarily used in this<br>state.c.A low-speed vehicle validly licensed in another state and which has not been in<br>this state for more than thirty consecutive days.d.A low-speed vehicle used exclusively for work on private agricultural land or on<br>an industrial jobsite on private land.2.A low-speed vehicle owned by this state or any of its political subdivisions are<br>exempt from registration fees for low-speed vehicles.39-29.1-06. Transfer or termination of low-speed vehicle ownership - Change ofaddress of owner. Within fifteen days of a transfer of any ownership interest in a low-speed<br>vehicle, other than a security interest, the destruction or abandonment of any low-speed vehicle,<br>or a change of address of the owner as listed with the application for registration, written notice of<br>the fact must be given by the last registered owner to the director in the form the director<br>requires.39-29.1-07. Rules of operation. A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle on ahighway on which the speed limit exceeds thirty-five miles [56.33 kilometers] per hour. The<br>operator of a low-speed vehicle may make a direct crossing of a highway on which the speed<br>limit exceeds thirty-five miles [56.33 kilometers] per hour if the crossing is made so the operator<br>can continue on a highway on which the speed limit does not exceed thirty-five miles [56.33<br>kilometers] per hour.39-29.1-08. Equipment. A low-speed vehicle must be equipped with headlamps, frontand rear turn signal lamps, taillamps, stop lamps, red reflex reflectors on each side as far to the<br>rear of the vehicle as practicable and one red reflector on the rear, brakes, a parking brake, a<br>windshield, a vehicle identification number, a safety belt assembly installed at each designated<br>seating position, an exterior mirror mounted on the operator's side of the vehicle, and either an<br>exterior mirror mounted on the passenger's side of the vehicle or an interior rearview mirror.39-29.1-09. Penalty. A violation of this chapter for which there is no civil or criminalpenalty in this title is a class B misdemeanor.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 39-29.1 low-speed vehicles]]>