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HB 1250

General government; General Government Act of 2025; effective date.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judd Strom

The bill would keep low-point traffic violations off the public driving record but still count them for internal enforcement and suspension decisions.

Second Reading referred to Rules
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Bill Summary · HB 1250

Summary — HB 1250 (North Dakota): Amendments to entries against a driving record

Status: Second reading — failed to pass (yeas 21 / nays 24)
Introduced: April 16, 2025
Sponsor(s): Reps. Tveit, Christy, Hendrix, D. Johnston, Kasper; Sens. Conley, Gerhardt, Walen
Citation amended: NDCC § 39‑06.1‑10(1)

Main purpose / intent

The bill would change how the North Dakota Director of the Department of Transportation (or other designated “director”) records traffic convictions and violations on a driver’s record. Its stated intent is to exclude lower‑point violations from the publicly available driving record while retaining their effect for internal enforcement (point reduction schedules and license‑suspension calculations).

Key provisions

  • Requires the director to enter points on a licensee’s driving record when a conviction, admission, or adjudication of a traffic offense is reported — except in the case of violations assigned two points or less.
  • Violations that carry two points or less:
    • May not be entered on the public driving record.
    • Must be recorded separately in a non‑public file. That separate record is not available to the public.
    • Still count for internal enforcement purposes: they are considered part of the driving record solely for (a) point reduction under NDCC § 39‑06.1‑13 and (b) determining whether a license suspension is required.
  • Retains the existing 12‑point suspension trigger: when a licensee’s driving record shows accumulation of 12 or more points (based on the schedule in subsection 3), the director must notify the licensee of intent to suspend under NDCC § 39‑06‑33.
  • Explicitly allows the director to receive and act on traffic‑offense conviction reports forwarded by federal, military, and tribal courts within North Dakota.

Who is affected

  • Drivers licensed in North Dakota: minor traffic violations (≤2 points) would not appear on publicly available driving records, but would still influence enforcement outcomes (e.g., suspensions).
  • Department of Transportation / driver licensing staff: must maintain a separate confidential record for low‑point violations and use it in point counting and suspension decisions.
  • Courts (including federal/military/tribal) that report convictions to the director.
  • Third parties relying on public driving records (employers, background check vendors, some insurers) — they would not see violations assigned two or fewer points, potentially changing risk/profile information available publicly.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Privacy: increases confidentiality of minor infractions by removing them from public records.
  • Enforcement integrity: preserves the ability to count those minor violations toward suspensions and internal point calculations.
  • Transparency for employers/insurers: public background checks would show fewer minor violations, which could affect hiring and underwriting decisions.
  • Administrative: requires systems/processes to maintain a confidential separate record and ensure low‑point violations are included for internal point totals.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • The bill amends subsection 1 of NDCC § 39‑06.1‑10. No effective date is specified in the text excerpt.
  • Legislative outcome: failed to pass on second reading (yeas 21, nays 24), so it did not become law in its presented form.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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