N.D. Cent. Code § 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 1st, 2nd,7th, 8th,10th, 11th,13th and Gross3rd, 4th, 5th,and 9thand 12thSubsequent Weightsand 6th YearsYearsYearsYears Less than 3,200$73$65$57$49 3,200 - 4,49993816957 4,500 - 4,999111947963 5,000 - 5,9991421209876 6,000 - 6,99917514611789 7,000 - 7,999208172137102 8,000 - 8,999241199157115 9,000 and over274225177128 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 gross vehicle weight rating 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 the gross vehicle weight rating 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 1st7th10th13th20th and GrossThroughThroughThroughThroughSubsequent Weights6th Years9th Years12th Years19th YearsYears Not over 4,000$71$58$53$50$49 4,001 - 6,0007663575150 6,001 - 8,0008168615251 8,001 - 10,0008673655453 10,001 - 12,0009178695655 12,001 - 14,0009683735958 14,001 - 16,00010188776261 16,001 - 18,00010693816463 18,001 - 20,00010996836564 YEARS REGISTERED 1st, 2nd, 3rd,8th, 9th, 10th,13th and Gross4th, 5th, 6th,11th, andSubsequent Weightsand 7th Years12th YearsYears 20,001 - 22,000$139$113$100 22,001 - 26,000191161145 26,001 - 30,000252210188 30,001 - 34,000318263235 34,001 - 38,000379312278 38,001 - 42,000440361320 42,001 - 46,000501409363 46,001 - 50,000562458406 50,001 - 54,000632516457 54,001 - 58,000693565500 58,001 - 62,000755614543 62,001 - 66,000815662586 66,001 - 70,000876711628 70,001 - 74,000937760671 74,001 - 78,000998809714 78,001 - 82,0001,059858757 82,001 - 86,0001,182963844 86,001 - 90,0001,3041,067931 90,001 - 94,0001,4261,1721,018 94,001 - 98,0001,5481,2771,106 98,001 - 102,0001,6701,3811,193 102,001 - 105,5001,7921,4861,280

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 1st, 2nd,7th and9th and11th and Gross3rd, 4th, 5th,8th10thSubsequent Weightsand 6th YearsYearsYearsYears 20,001 - 22,000$111 $97 $83 $65 22,001 - 24,000116 101 86 67 24,001 - 26,000124 107 90 69 26,001 - 28,000135 115 96 73 28,001 - 30,000144 123 102 77 30,001 - 32,000159 136 113 86 32,001 - 34,000169 144 119 90 34,001 - 36,000179 152 125 94 36,001 - 38,000189 160 131 98 38,001 - 40,000199 168 137 102 40,001 - 42,000209 176 143 106 42,001 - 44,000219 184 149 110 44,001 - 46,000229 192 155 114 46,001 - 48,000239 200 161 118 48,001 - 50,000249 208 167 122 50,001 - 52,000269 226 183 136 52,001 - 54,000279 234 189 140 54,001 - 56,000289 242 195 144 56,001 - 58,000299 250 201 148 58,001 - 60,000309 258 207 152 60,001 - 62,000319 266 213 156 62,001 - 64,000329 274 219 160 64,001 - 66,000339 282 225 164 66,001 - 68,000349 290 231 168 68,001 - 70,000359 298 237 172 70,001 - 72,000369 306 243 176 72,001 - 74,000379 314 249 180 74,001 - 76,000389 322 255 184 76,001 - 78,000399 330 261 188 78,001 - 80,000409 338 267 192 80,001 - 82,000419 346 273 196 82,001 - 84,000429 368 316 272 84,001 - 86,000449 385 330 284 86,001 - 88,000469 402 344 296 88,001 - 90,000489 419 358 308 90,001 - 92,000509 436 372 320 92,001 - 94,000529 453 386 332 94,001 - 96,000549 470 400 344 96,001 - 98,000569 487 414 356 98,001 - 100,000589 504 428 368 100,001 - 102,000609 521 442 380 102,001 - 104,000629 538 456 392 104,001 - 105,500649 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.