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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 39-16FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS39-16-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Commissioner" or "director" means the director of the department of transportation<br>of this state as provided by section 24-02-01.3, acting directly or through authorized<br>agents.2."Driver" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle<br>whether or not licensed as a driver under the laws of this state.3."Judgment" means any judgment which has become final by expiration without<br>appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final<br>affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state of<br>the United States, upon a claim for relief arising out of ownership, maintenance, or<br>use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of<br>services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because<br>of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a<br>claim for relief on an agreement of settlement for such damages.4."License" means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license<br>issued under the law of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate<br>motor vehicles.5."Motor vehicle" includes every self-propelled vehicle, including trailers and<br>semitrailers designed for use with such vehicles.6."Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.7."Nonresident'soperatingprivilege"meansthe privilege conferred upon anonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation in this state by that<br>person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by that person.8."Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event<br>a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease<br>thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the<br>agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional<br>vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession,<br>then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor must be deemed the owner for<br>the purposes of this chapter.9."State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of<br>Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.39-16-02. Rules - Notice of proposed suspension. The director shall have the powersand perform the duties imposed by this chapter and may make rules for that purpose. Notice of<br>a proposed suspension under this chapter must be given under section 39-06-33.39-16-03. Driving records - Not admissible in evidence - Fee.1.The director upon request shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the<br>operating record of any person, source document therefor, or record of clearance,<br>subject to this title. The abstract must include the convictions, adjudications, and<br>admissions of commission of traffic offenses of any driver and suspensions,<br>revocations, and restrictions of a person's driving privileges. Any person, except the<br>subject of the record and law enforcement or judicial officers functioning in theirPage No. 1official capacity, requesting the abstract, source documents in aggregate form, or<br>record of clearance shall indicate in writing the reason for the request and shall<br>identify the person or firm for whom or which the request is made and the intended<br>recipient of the record.Copies of abstracts are not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal trialarising out of a motor vehicle accident. Upon request and subject to the provisions<br>of this title, the director shall furnish an operating record or complete operating<br>record to the subject of the record or to law enforcement or judicial officers.2.A fee of three dollars must be paid for each abstract of any operating record,<br>operating record, complete operating record, or record of clearance, and a<br>reasonable fee must be paid for each source document, except no fee may be<br>assessed to law enforcement agencies or judicial officers. The director shall send<br>an additional copy of the abstract, source document if requested in aggregate form,<br>or record of clearance to the driver whose record was requested, accompanied by a<br>statement identifying the person making the request, identifying the person or firm<br>for whom or which the request is made, identifying the intended recipient of the<br>record, and providing the reason for the request. No additional copy of the abstract<br>or record of clearance may be sent to a driver if the request for the record was made<br>by the federal bureau of investigation or the United States central intelligence<br>agency, or their agents, or by any law enforcement agency or judicial officer.3.A requester may provide the department with a list of names of drivers and may<br>request any source documents from the department relating to the listed drivers for<br>a set time period. The department shall provide this information in hard copy or<br>electronic format.If in order to provide the information by electronic format thedepartment sets up a computer program, the department may charge a requester a<br>reasonable charge for a setup fee. This charge may not exceed the actual cost to<br>set up the computer program. A requester of source documents in aggregate form<br>shall pay the director a reasonable fee for making and mailing to the driver whose<br>record was requested an additional copy of the document as it relates to that driver.39-16-03.1.Entries on driver's record abstract confidential. Notwithstanding anyother provision of this chapter, the following entries on a driver's record or abstract are not<br>available to the public, except for statistical purposes, other than by order of a court of competent<br>jurisdiction accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars:1.An entry more than three years old.2.After the period of suspension ceases, an entry concerning a suspension under<br>subsection 4, 5, 6, or 7 of section 39-06-03 or subsection 2, 5, or 6 of section<br>39-06-32.3.An entry concerning a suspension as the result of a person under twenty-one years<br>of age who has an alcohol concentration of at least two one-hundredths of one<br>percent but under eight one-hundredths of one percent by weight within two hours<br>after driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle.39-16-04. Suspension of license for neglect to report accident. The director maysuspend the license, or any nonresident's operating privilege, of any person who willfully fails,<br>refuses, or neglects to make report of a traffic accident as required by the laws of this state.39-16-05. Suspension of license and when not applicable.1.The director, within ninety days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle<br>accident within this state for which a driver is required to file a report under section<br>39-08-09, shall suspend the license or nonresident operating privilege of each driver<br>of each vehicle in any manner involved in the accident unless the driver depositsPage No. 2security as provided in sections 39-16-09 and 39-16-10 in a sum which is sufficient<br>in the judgment of the director to satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages<br>resulting from the accident as may be recovered against such driver. Notice of<br>suspension and opportunity for hearing must be sent by the director to the driver not<br>less than ten days prior to the effective date of the suspension and must state the<br>amount required as security. However, if a driver, either resident or nonresident,<br>involved in the accident purchases an insurance policy with at least the amount of<br>coverage required by this section, and files proof and satisfies financial responsibility<br>requirements thereof with the director, that driver may retain the license or privilege<br>until the driver has accepted responsibility for the accident or agreed to a settlement<br>of claims arising from the accident or until a court of this state has determined that<br>the driver was negligent or responsible for the accident in whole or in part. If the<br>driver is found negligent or responsible for the accident, in whole or in part, the<br>license or privilege must be suspended and will not be returned until the driver<br>complies with this chapter.2.This section does not apply under the conditions stated in section 39-16-06, or:a.To a driver, if the driver is the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the<br>accident and had in effect at the time of such accident an automobile liability<br>policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident, affording<br>substantially the same coverage as is required for proof of financial<br>responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.b.To a driver, if not the owner of the motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the<br>time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the<br>driver's operation of the motor vehicle, affording substantially the same<br>coverage as required for proof of financial responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.c.To a driver, if the liability of the driver for damages resulting from the accident<br>is, in the judgment of the director, covered by any other form of liability<br>insurance policy or bond or certificate of self-insurance under section 39-16-32.3.No such policy or bond is effective under this section unless by an insurance carrier<br>or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except that if the motor<br>vehicle was not registered in the state, or was a motor vehicle which was registered<br>elsewhere than in this state at the effective date of the policy or bond, or the most<br>recent renewal thereof, the policy or bond is not effective under this section unless<br>the insurance carrier or surety company, if not authorized to do business in this<br>state, shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service, on<br>its behalf, of notice or process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of the<br>accident; provided, every such policy or bond is subject, if the accident has resulted<br>in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than<br>twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any<br>one accident and, subject to the limit for one person, to a limit of not less than fifty<br>thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any<br>one accident, and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property<br>to a limit of at least twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of<br>property of others in any one accident. Upon receipt of notice of the accident, the<br>insurance carrier or surety company which issued the policy or bond shall furnish for<br>filing with the director a written notice that the policy or bond was in effect at the time<br>of the accident, or the department may rely upon the accuracy of the information and<br>the required report of an accident as to the existence of insurance or a bond unless<br>and until the department has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.39-16-06. When requirements as to security and suspension do not apply. Therequirements as to security and suspension in section 39-16-05 do not apply:Page No. 31.To the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage<br>was caused to the person or property of any one other than such driver.2.To the driver of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was<br>stopped, standing, or parked and whether attended or unattended, except that the<br>requirements of this chapter apply in the event the director determines that any such<br>stopping, standing, or parking of the vehicle was illegal or that the vehicle was not<br>equipped as required by the laws of this state and that any such violation contributed<br>to the accident.3.If prior to the date that the director would otherwise suspend a license or<br>nonresident's operating privilege under section 39-16-05, there must be filed with the<br>director evidence satisfactory to the director that the person who would otherwise<br>have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to<br>be liable or has executed a confession of judgment, payable when and in such<br>installments as the parties have agreed to, or has executed a duly acknowledged<br>written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments,<br>with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.39-16-07. Release from suspension of license. The license or nonresident's operatingprivilege suspended as provided in section 39-16-05 must remain so suspended and may not be<br>renewed nor may any such license be issued to such person until:1.Such person deposits or there is deposited on the person's behalf the security<br>required under section 39-16-05;2.One year has elapsed following the date of such accident and no evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that during such period an<br>action for damages arising out of such accident has been instituted; or3.Evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director of a release from<br>liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of judgment, or a duly<br>acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of section<br>39-16-06; provided, in the event there is any default in the payment of any<br>installment under any confession of judgment, then upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such persons defaulting which may not be restored unless and until the entire<br>amount provided for in said confession of judgment has been paid; and provided<br>further, that in the event there is any default on the payment of any installment under<br>any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such person defaulting which may not be restored unless and until such person<br>deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under section 39-16-05 in<br>such amount as the director may then determine, or one year has elapsed following<br>the date when such security was required and during such period no action upon<br>such agreement has been instituted in a court in this state.39-16-08. Requirements of one not licensed. In case the driver or the owner of amotor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license, the person may not be<br>allowed a license until the person has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same<br>extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, the person had held a license.39-16-09. Director may fix, reduce, or increase requirement. The security requiredunder this chapter must be in such form and amount as the director may require but in no case in<br>excess of the limits specified in section 39-16-05 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy<br>or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person in whose behalf the<br>deposit is made, and at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the director or state<br>treasurer, the person depositing it may in writing amend the specification of the person on whose<br>behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person; provided, that a single deposit ofPage No. 4security shall be applicable only on behalf of a person required to furnish security because of the<br>same accident. The director may reduce or increase the amount of security ordered in any case<br>if, in the director's judgment, the amount ordered is excessive or inadequate. In case the security<br>originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the<br>provisions of section 39-16-10.39-16-10. Deposit of security with Bank of North Dakota - Release - How paymentmade.1.Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter must be<br>placed by the director in the custody of the Bank of North Dakota and must be<br>applied as in subsection 2 only to the payment of a judgment rendered against the<br>person on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the<br>accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than one year after the date<br>of such accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, and such deposit or any balance thereof must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative, when evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that there has been a<br>release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of<br>judgment, or a duly acknowledged agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of<br>section 39-16-06, or whenever, after the expiration of one year from the date of the<br>accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, the director is given reasonable evidence that<br>there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid.<br>Upon certification by the director, the Bank of North Dakota shall return any security<br>deposited with the director under the provisions of this chapter to the person entitled<br>thereto except as provided for in subsection 3.2.Such deposit must be held by the Bank of North Dakota to satisfy, in accordance<br>with the provisions of this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against the<br>person for whom such deposit was made, for damages, including damages for care<br>and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for<br>damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use<br>thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor<br>vehicle in the accident which resulted in the requirement for the deposit of such<br>security. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or<br>execution unless such attachment or execution arises out of a suit for damages as<br>aforesaid.3.All payments and refunds made from cash deposits in the Bank of North Dakota<br>under this chapter must be made upon a warrant-check issued by the department of<br>transportation after submission of a duly authorized voucher.39-16-11. Record not admissible as evidence. Neither the report required, the actiontaken by the director pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the director upon which<br>action is based, nor the security filed, nor the insurance carried or furnished as provided in this<br>chapter may be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence or due care of<br>either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.39-16-12. Notice of failure to satisfy judgment. Repealed by S.L. 1967, ch. 313, <meta property="og:url" content="https://statutes.laws.com/test/" />
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Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Commissioner" or "director" means the director of the department of transportation<br>of this state as provided by section 24-02-01.3, acting directly or through authorized<br>agents.2."Driver" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle<br>whether or not licensed as a driver under the laws of this state.3."Judgment" means any judgment which has become final by expiration without<br>appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final<br>affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state of<br>the United States, upon a claim for relief arising out of ownership, maintenance, or<br>use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of<br>services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because<br>of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a<br>claim for relief on an agreement of settlement for such damages.4."License" means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license<br>issued under the law of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate<br>motor vehicles.5."Motor vehicle" includes every self-propelled vehicle, including trailers and<br>semitrailers designed for use with such vehicles.6."Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.7."Nonresident'soperatingprivilege"meansthe privilege conferred upon anonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation in this state by that<br>person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by that person.8."Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event<br>a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease<br>thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the<br>agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional<br>vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession,<br>then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor must be deemed the owner for<br>the purposes of this chapter.9."State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of<br>Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.39-16-02. Rules - Notice of proposed suspension. The director shall have the powersand perform the duties imposed by this chapter and may make rules for that purpose. Notice of<br>a proposed suspension under this chapter must be given under section 39-06-33.39-16-03. Driving records - Not admissible in evidence - Fee.1.The director upon request shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the<br>operating record of any person, source document therefor, or record of clearance,<br>subject to this title. The abstract must include the convictions, adjudications, and<br>admissions of commission of traffic offenses of any driver and suspensions,<br>revocations, and restrictions of a person's driving privileges. Any person, except the<br>subject of the record and law enforcement or judicial officers functioning in theirPage No. 1official capacity, requesting the abstract, source documents in aggregate form, or<br>record of clearance shall indicate in writing the reason for the request and shall<br>identify the person or firm for whom or which the request is made and the intended<br>recipient of the record.Copies of abstracts are not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal trialarising out of a motor vehicle accident. Upon request and subject to the provisions<br>of this title, the director shall furnish an operating record or complete operating<br>record to the subject of the record or to law enforcement or judicial officers.2.A fee of three dollars must be paid for each abstract of any operating record,<br>operating record, complete operating record, or record of clearance, and a<br>reasonable fee must be paid for each source document, except no fee may be<br>assessed to law enforcement agencies or judicial officers. The director shall send<br>an additional copy of the abstract, source document if requested in aggregate form,<br>or record of clearance to the driver whose record was requested, accompanied by a<br>statement identifying the person making the request, identifying the person or firm<br>for whom or which the request is made, identifying the intended recipient of the<br>record, and providing the reason for the request. No additional copy of the abstract<br>or record of clearance may be sent to a driver if the request for the record was made<br>by the federal bureau of investigation or the United States central intelligence<br>agency, or their agents, or by any law enforcement agency or judicial officer.3.A requester may provide the department with a list of names of drivers and may<br>request any source documents from the department relating to the listed drivers for<br>a set time period. The department shall provide this information in hard copy or<br>electronic format.If in order to provide the information by electronic format thedepartment sets up a computer program, the department may charge a requester a<br>reasonable charge for a setup fee. This charge may not exceed the actual cost to<br>set up the computer program. A requester of source documents in aggregate form<br>shall pay the director a reasonable fee for making and mailing to the driver whose<br>record was requested an additional copy of the document as it relates to that driver.39-16-03.1.Entries on driver's record abstract confidential. Notwithstanding anyother provision of this chapter, the following entries on a driver's record or abstract are not<br>available to the public, except for statistical purposes, other than by order of a court of competent<br>jurisdiction accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars:1.An entry more than three years old.2.After the period of suspension ceases, an entry concerning a suspension under<br>subsection 4, 5, 6, or 7 of section 39-06-03 or subsection 2, 5, or 6 of section<br>39-06-32.3.An entry concerning a suspension as the result of a person under twenty-one years<br>of age who has an alcohol concentration of at least two one-hundredths of one<br>percent but under eight one-hundredths of one percent by weight within two hours<br>after driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle.39-16-04. Suspension of license for neglect to report accident. The director maysuspend the license, or any nonresident's operating privilege, of any person who willfully fails,<br>refuses, or neglects to make report of a traffic accident as required by the laws of this state.39-16-05. Suspension of license and when not applicable.1.The director, within ninety days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle<br>accident within this state for which a driver is required to file a report under section<br>39-08-09, shall suspend the license or nonresident operating privilege of each driver<br>of each vehicle in any manner involved in the accident unless the driver depositsPage No. 2security as provided in sections 39-16-09 and 39-16-10 in a sum which is sufficient<br>in the judgment of the director to satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages<br>resulting from the accident as may be recovered against such driver. Notice of<br>suspension and opportunity for hearing must be sent by the director to the driver not<br>less than ten days prior to the effective date of the suspension and must state the<br>amount required as security. However, if a driver, either resident or nonresident,<br>involved in the accident purchases an insurance policy with at least the amount of<br>coverage required by this section, and files proof and satisfies financial responsibility<br>requirements thereof with the director, that driver may retain the license or privilege<br>until the driver has accepted responsibility for the accident or agreed to a settlement<br>of claims arising from the accident or until a court of this state has determined that<br>the driver was negligent or responsible for the accident in whole or in part. If the<br>driver is found negligent or responsible for the accident, in whole or in part, the<br>license or privilege must be suspended and will not be returned until the driver<br>complies with this chapter.2.This section does not apply under the conditions stated in section 39-16-06, or:a.To a driver, if the driver is the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the<br>accident and had in effect at the time of such accident an automobile liability<br>policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident, affording<br>substantially the same coverage as is required for proof of financial<br>responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.b.To a driver, if not the owner of the motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the<br>time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the<br>driver's operation of the motor vehicle, affording substantially the same<br>coverage as required for proof of financial responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.c.To a driver, if the liability of the driver for damages resulting from the accident<br>is, in the judgment of the director, covered by any other form of liability<br>insurance policy or bond or certificate of self-insurance under section 39-16-32.3.No such policy or bond is effective under this section unless by an insurance carrier<br>or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except that if the motor<br>vehicle was not registered in the state, or was a motor vehicle which was registered<br>elsewhere than in this state at the effective date of the policy or bond, or the most<br>recent renewal thereof, the policy or bond is not effective under this section unless<br>the insurance carrier or surety company, if not authorized to do business in this<br>state, shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service, on<br>its behalf, of notice or process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of the<br>accident; provided, every such policy or bond is subject, if the accident has resulted<br>in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than<br>twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any<br>one accident and, subject to the limit for one person, to a limit of not less than fifty<br>thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any<br>one accident, and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property<br>to a limit of at least twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of<br>property of others in any one accident. Upon receipt of notice of the accident, the<br>insurance carrier or surety company which issued the policy or bond shall furnish for<br>filing with the director a written notice that the policy or bond was in effect at the time<br>of the accident, or the department may rely upon the accuracy of the information and<br>the required report of an accident as to the existence of insurance or a bond unless<br>and until the department has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.39-16-06. When requirements as to security and suspension do not apply. Therequirements as to security and suspension in section 39-16-05 do not apply:Page No. 31.To the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage<br>was caused to the person or property of any one other than such driver.2.To the driver of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was<br>stopped, standing, or parked and whether attended or unattended, except that the<br>requirements of this chapter apply in the event the director determines that any such<br>stopping, standing, or parking of the vehicle was illegal or that the vehicle was not<br>equipped as required by the laws of this state and that any such violation contributed<br>to the accident.3.If prior to the date that the director would otherwise suspend a license or<br>nonresident's operating privilege under section 39-16-05, there must be filed with the<br>director evidence satisfactory to the director that the person who would otherwise<br>have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to<br>be liable or has executed a confession of judgment, payable when and in such<br>installments as the parties have agreed to, or has executed a duly acknowledged<br>written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments,<br>with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.39-16-07. Release from suspension of license. The license or nonresident's operatingprivilege suspended as provided in section 39-16-05 must remain so suspended and may not be<br>renewed nor may any such license be issued to such person until:1.Such person deposits or there is deposited on the person's behalf the security<br>required under section 39-16-05;2.One year has elapsed following the date of such accident and no evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that during such period an<br>action for damages arising out of such accident has been instituted; or3.Evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director of a release from<br>liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of judgment, or a duly<br>acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of section<br>39-16-06; provided, in the event there is any default in the payment of any<br>installment under any confession of judgment, then upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such persons defaulting which may not be restored unless and until the entire<br>amount provided for in said confession of judgment has been paid; and provided<br>further, that in the event there is any default on the payment of any installment under<br>any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such person defaulting which may not be restored unless and until such person<br>deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under section 39-16-05 in<br>such amount as the director may then determine, or one year has elapsed following<br>the date when such security was required and during such period no action upon<br>such agreement has been instituted in a court in this state.39-16-08. Requirements of one not licensed. In case the driver or the owner of amotor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license, the person may not be<br>allowed a license until the person has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same<br>extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, the person had held a license.39-16-09. Director may fix, reduce, or increase requirement. The security requiredunder this chapter must be in such form and amount as the director may require but in no case in<br>excess of the limits specified in section 39-16-05 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy<br>or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person in whose behalf the<br>deposit is made, and at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the director or state<br>treasurer, the person depositing it may in writing amend the specification of the person on whose<br>behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person; provided, that a single deposit ofPage No. 4security shall be applicable only on behalf of a person required to furnish security because of the<br>same accident. The director may reduce or increase the amount of security ordered in any case<br>if, in the director's judgment, the amount ordered is excessive or inadequate. In case the security<br>originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the<br>provisions of section 39-16-10.39-16-10. Deposit of security with Bank of North Dakota - Release - How paymentmade.1.Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter must be<br>placed by the director in the custody of the Bank of North Dakota and must be<br>applied as in subsection 2 only to the payment of a judgment rendered against the<br>person on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the<br>accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than one year after the date<br>of such accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, and such deposit or any balance thereof must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative, when evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that there has been a<br>release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of<br>judgment, or a duly acknowledged agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of<br>section 39-16-06, or whenever, after the expiration of one year from the date of the<br>accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, the director is given reasonable evidence that<br>there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid.<br>Upon certification by the director, the Bank of North Dakota shall return any security<br>deposited with the director under the provisions of this chapter to the person entitled<br>thereto except as provided for in subsection 3.2.Such deposit must be held by the Bank of North Dakota to satisfy, in accordance<br>with the provisions of this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against the<br>person for whom such deposit was made, for damages, including damages for care<br>and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for<br>damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use<br>thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor<br>vehicle in the accident which resulted in the requirement for the deposit of such<br>security. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or<br>execution unless such attachment or execution arises out of a suit for damages as<br>aforesaid.3.All payments and refunds made from cash deposits in the Bank of North Dakota<br>under this chapter must be made upon a warrant-check issued by the department of<br>transportation after submission of a duly authorized voucher.39-16-11. Record not admissible as evidence. Neither the report required, the actiontaken by the director pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the director upon which<br>action is based, nor the security filed, nor the insurance carried or furnished as provided in this<br>chapter may be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence or due care of<br>either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.39-16-12. Notice of failure to satisfy judgment. 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<a href='https://statutes.laws.com/'>Statutes</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota'>North-dakota</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t39'>T39</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t39/t39c16'>T39c16</a><br><br><a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t39/pdf/t39c16.pdf">Download pdf</a><br><div id="embed_document" style="width:625px; height:815px; text-align:center;">Loading PDF...</div><script type="text/javascript"> var pdf_url = 'https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t39/pdf/t39c16.pdf'; $(document).ready(function() { var embedwindow = $("#embed_document"); if ($.browser.msie){ embedwindow.html('<embed src="'+pdf_url+'" width="100%" height="100%"></embed>'); } else { embedwindow.html('<iframe style="width:100%; height:100%;" src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url='+window.escape(pdf_url)+'&embedded=true" frameborder="0"></iframe>'); } });</script><br><br><noframes>CHAPTER 39-16FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS39-16-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Commissioner" or "director" means the director of the department of transportation<br>of this state as provided by section 24-02-01.3, acting directly or through authorized<br>agents.2."Driver" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle<br>whether or not licensed as a driver under the laws of this state.3."Judgment" means any judgment which has become final by expiration without<br>appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final<br>affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state of<br>the United States, upon a claim for relief arising out of ownership, maintenance, or<br>use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of<br>services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because<br>of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a<br>claim for relief on an agreement of settlement for such damages.4."License" means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license<br>issued under the law of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate<br>motor vehicles.5."Motor vehicle" includes every self-propelled vehicle, including trailers and<br>semitrailers designed for use with such vehicles.6."Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.7."Nonresident'soperatingprivilege"meansthe privilege conferred upon anonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation in this state by that<br>person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by that person.8."Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event<br>a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease<br>thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the<br>agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional<br>vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession,<br>then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor must be deemed the owner for<br>the purposes of this chapter.9."State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of<br>Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.39-16-02. Rules - Notice of proposed suspension. The director shall have the powersand perform the duties imposed by this chapter and may make rules for that purpose. Notice of<br>a proposed suspension under this chapter must be given under section 39-06-33.39-16-03. Driving records - Not admissible in evidence - Fee.1.The director upon request shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the<br>operating record of any person, source document therefor, or record of clearance,<br>subject to this title. The abstract must include the convictions, adjudications, and<br>admissions of commission of traffic offenses of any driver and suspensions,<br>revocations, and restrictions of a person's driving privileges. Any person, except the<br>subject of the record and law enforcement or judicial officers functioning in theirPage No. 1official capacity, requesting the abstract, source documents in aggregate form, or<br>record of clearance shall indicate in writing the reason for the request and shall<br>identify the person or firm for whom or which the request is made and the intended<br>recipient of the record.Copies of abstracts are not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal trialarising out of a motor vehicle accident. Upon request and subject to the provisions<br>of this title, the director shall furnish an operating record or complete operating<br>record to the subject of the record or to law enforcement or judicial officers.2.A fee of three dollars must be paid for each abstract of any operating record,<br>operating record, complete operating record, or record of clearance, and a<br>reasonable fee must be paid for each source document, except no fee may be<br>assessed to law enforcement agencies or judicial officers. The director shall send<br>an additional copy of the abstract, source document if requested in aggregate form,<br>or record of clearance to the driver whose record was requested, accompanied by a<br>statement identifying the person making the request, identifying the person or firm<br>for whom or which the request is made, identifying the intended recipient of the<br>record, and providing the reason for the request. No additional copy of the abstract<br>or record of clearance may be sent to a driver if the request for the record was made<br>by the federal bureau of investigation or the United States central intelligence<br>agency, or their agents, or by any law enforcement agency or judicial officer.3.A requester may provide the department with a list of names of drivers and may<br>request any source documents from the department relating to the listed drivers for<br>a set time period. The department shall provide this information in hard copy or<br>electronic format.If in order to provide the information by electronic format thedepartment sets up a computer program, the department may charge a requester a<br>reasonable charge for a setup fee. This charge may not exceed the actual cost to<br>set up the computer program. A requester of source documents in aggregate form<br>shall pay the director a reasonable fee for making and mailing to the driver whose<br>record was requested an additional copy of the document as it relates to that driver.39-16-03.1.Entries on driver's record abstract confidential. Notwithstanding anyother provision of this chapter, the following entries on a driver's record or abstract are not<br>available to the public, except for statistical purposes, other than by order of a court of competent<br>jurisdiction accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars:1.An entry more than three years old.2.After the period of suspension ceases, an entry concerning a suspension under<br>subsection 4, 5, 6, or 7 of section 39-06-03 or subsection 2, 5, or 6 of section<br>39-06-32.3.An entry concerning a suspension as the result of a person under twenty-one years<br>of age who has an alcohol concentration of at least two one-hundredths of one<br>percent but under eight one-hundredths of one percent by weight within two hours<br>after driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle.39-16-04. Suspension of license for neglect to report accident. The director maysuspend the license, or any nonresident's operating privilege, of any person who willfully fails,<br>refuses, or neglects to make report of a traffic accident as required by the laws of this state.39-16-05. Suspension of license and when not applicable.1.The director, within ninety days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle<br>accident within this state for which a driver is required to file a report under section<br>39-08-09, shall suspend the license or nonresident operating privilege of each driver<br>of each vehicle in any manner involved in the accident unless the driver depositsPage No. 2security as provided in sections 39-16-09 and 39-16-10 in a sum which is sufficient<br>in the judgment of the director to satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages<br>resulting from the accident as may be recovered against such driver. Notice of<br>suspension and opportunity for hearing must be sent by the director to the driver not<br>less than ten days prior to the effective date of the suspension and must state the<br>amount required as security. However, if a driver, either resident or nonresident,<br>involved in the accident purchases an insurance policy with at least the amount of<br>coverage required by this section, and files proof and satisfies financial responsibility<br>requirements thereof with the director, that driver may retain the license or privilege<br>until the driver has accepted responsibility for the accident or agreed to a settlement<br>of claims arising from the accident or until a court of this state has determined that<br>the driver was negligent or responsible for the accident in whole or in part. If the<br>driver is found negligent or responsible for the accident, in whole or in part, the<br>license or privilege must be suspended and will not be returned until the driver<br>complies with this chapter.2.This section does not apply under the conditions stated in section 39-16-06, or:a.To a driver, if the driver is the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the<br>accident and had in effect at the time of such accident an automobile liability<br>policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident, affording<br>substantially the same coverage as is required for proof of financial<br>responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.b.To a driver, if not the owner of the motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the<br>time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the<br>driver's operation of the motor vehicle, affording substantially the same<br>coverage as required for proof of financial responsibility under chapter 39-16.1.c.To a driver, if the liability of the driver for damages resulting from the accident<br>is, in the judgment of the director, covered by any other form of liability<br>insurance policy or bond or certificate of self-insurance under section 39-16-32.3.No such policy or bond is effective under this section unless by an insurance carrier<br>or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except that if the motor<br>vehicle was not registered in the state, or was a motor vehicle which was registered<br>elsewhere than in this state at the effective date of the policy or bond, or the most<br>recent renewal thereof, the policy or bond is not effective under this section unless<br>the insurance carrier or surety company, if not authorized to do business in this<br>state, shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service, on<br>its behalf, of notice or process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of the<br>accident; provided, every such policy or bond is subject, if the accident has resulted<br>in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than<br>twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any<br>one accident and, subject to the limit for one person, to a limit of not less than fifty<br>thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any<br>one accident, and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property<br>to a limit of at least twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of<br>property of others in any one accident. Upon receipt of notice of the accident, the<br>insurance carrier or surety company which issued the policy or bond shall furnish for<br>filing with the director a written notice that the policy or bond was in effect at the time<br>of the accident, or the department may rely upon the accuracy of the information and<br>the required report of an accident as to the existence of insurance or a bond unless<br>and until the department has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.39-16-06. When requirements as to security and suspension do not apply. Therequirements as to security and suspension in section 39-16-05 do not apply:Page No. 31.To the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage<br>was caused to the person or property of any one other than such driver.2.To the driver of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was<br>stopped, standing, or parked and whether attended or unattended, except that the<br>requirements of this chapter apply in the event the director determines that any such<br>stopping, standing, or parking of the vehicle was illegal or that the vehicle was not<br>equipped as required by the laws of this state and that any such violation contributed<br>to the accident.3.If prior to the date that the director would otherwise suspend a license or<br>nonresident's operating privilege under section 39-16-05, there must be filed with the<br>director evidence satisfactory to the director that the person who would otherwise<br>have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to<br>be liable or has executed a confession of judgment, payable when and in such<br>installments as the parties have agreed to, or has executed a duly acknowledged<br>written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments,<br>with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.39-16-07. Release from suspension of license. The license or nonresident's operatingprivilege suspended as provided in section 39-16-05 must remain so suspended and may not be<br>renewed nor may any such license be issued to such person until:1.Such person deposits or there is deposited on the person's behalf the security<br>required under section 39-16-05;2.One year has elapsed following the date of such accident and no evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that during such period an<br>action for damages arising out of such accident has been instituted; or3.Evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director of a release from<br>liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of judgment, or a duly<br>acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of section<br>39-16-06; provided, in the event there is any default in the payment of any<br>installment under any confession of judgment, then upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such persons defaulting which may not be restored unless and until the entire<br>amount provided for in said confession of judgment has been paid; and provided<br>further, that in the event there is any default on the payment of any installment under<br>any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon notice of such default, the<br>director shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of<br>such person defaulting which may not be restored unless and until such person<br>deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under section 39-16-05 in<br>such amount as the director may then determine, or one year has elapsed following<br>the date when such security was required and during such period no action upon<br>such agreement has been instituted in a court in this state.39-16-08. Requirements of one not licensed. In case the driver or the owner of amotor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license, the person may not be<br>allowed a license until the person has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same<br>extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, the person had held a license.39-16-09. Director may fix, reduce, or increase requirement. The security requiredunder this chapter must be in such form and amount as the director may require but in no case in<br>excess of the limits specified in section 39-16-05 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy<br>or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person in whose behalf the<br>deposit is made, and at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the director or state<br>treasurer, the person depositing it may in writing amend the specification of the person on whose<br>behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person; provided, that a single deposit ofPage No. 4security shall be applicable only on behalf of a person required to furnish security because of the<br>same accident. The director may reduce or increase the amount of security ordered in any case<br>if, in the director's judgment, the amount ordered is excessive or inadequate. In case the security<br>originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the<br>provisions of section 39-16-10.39-16-10. Deposit of security with Bank of North Dakota - Release - How paymentmade.1.Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter must be<br>placed by the director in the custody of the Bank of North Dakota and must be<br>applied as in subsection 2 only to the payment of a judgment rendered against the<br>person on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the<br>accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than one year after the date<br>of such accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, and such deposit or any balance thereof must be<br>returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative, when evidence<br>satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that there has been a<br>release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a confession of<br>judgment, or a duly acknowledged agreement, in accordance with subsection 3 of<br>section 39-16-06, or whenever, after the expiration of one year from the date of the<br>accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under<br>subsection 3 of section 39-16-07, the director is given reasonable evidence that<br>there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid.<br>Upon certification by the director, the Bank of North Dakota shall return any security<br>deposited with the director under the provisions of this chapter to the person entitled<br>thereto except as provided for in subsection 3.2.Such deposit must be held by the Bank of North Dakota to satisfy, in accordance<br>with the provisions of this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against the<br>person for whom such deposit was made, for damages, including damages for care<br>and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for<br>damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use<br>thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor<br>vehicle in the accident which resulted in the requirement for the deposit of such<br>security. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or<br>execution unless such attachment or execution arises out of a suit for damages as<br>aforesaid.3.All payments and refunds made from cash deposits in the Bank of North Dakota<br>under this chapter must be made upon a warrant-check issued by the department of<br>transportation after submission of a duly authorized voucher.39-16-11. Record not admissible as evidence. Neither the report required, the actiontaken by the director pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the director upon which<br>action is based, nor the security filed, nor the insurance carried or furnished as provided in this<br>chapter may be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence or due care of<br>either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.39-16-12. Notice of failure to satisfy judgment. Repealed by S.L. 1967, ch. 313, <!-- END .shortcode-content -->
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