Bill
HB 1316
ND HB1316 adds a $100 extra fee for moving violations by temporary restricted drivers and lets DOT revoke such licenses for up to 30 days after a third violation.
Status snapshot
- Bill title: An Act to create and enact two new subsections to section 39‑06.1‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to temporary restricted licenses; and to provide a penalty.
- Introduced: November 14, 2024.
- Filed with Secretary of State: April 11 (filed date provided in materials).
- Current/recorded language (enrolled/first‑engrossed versions): creates two new subsections imposing an additional fee for moving violations committed by holders of temporary restricted driver’s licenses and authorizes short‑term revocation of such licenses after repeated violations.
Purpose / intent
- To strengthen accountability for drivers operating under temporary restricted licenses by (1) imposing an extra monetary penalty when they commit moving traffic violations and (2) giving the director authority to temporarily revoke a temporary restricted license after repeated moving violations — intended to discourage unsafe driving by this class of licensees.
Key provisions (substantive)
1. Additional fee for moving violations
- A holder of a temporary restricted driver’s license who commits a moving traffic violation must pay the statutory fee for the violation plus an additional fee.
- Committee and engrossed drafts in the legislative record showed several proposed amounts; the enrolled/first‑engrossed language in the provided materials sets the additional fee at $100. (Earlier committee drafts listed other amounts — e.g., $150 or $50 — but enrolled language indicates $100.)
Who is affected
- Primary: Individuals holding temporary restricted driver’s licenses in North Dakota who commit moving traffic violations.
- Secondary: Motor vehicle licensing authorities (for enforcement, tracking, and revocation procedures) and courts/treasuries (for collection of additional fees).
- Indirect: Employers, family members, and communities may be affected by short‑term loss of driving privileges of those drivers.
Practical and procedural notes
- The additional fee is assessed on top of existing fines/fees for the underlying moving violation.
- The revocation is limited to a 30‑day period under the statutory text provided.
- Implementation requires administrative processes to (a) identify qualifying licensees, (b) assess and collect the additional fee, and (c) track violations to determine when a third moving violation triggers the 30‑day revocation. Agencies may need to update billing, notice, and revocation workflows accordingly.
- Draft/committee history shows the additional fee amount was amended during committee/engrossing; stakeholders should check the enacted/enrolled statute text and any implementing administrative rules for the final fee amount and enforcement procedures.
Potential impacts (summary)
- Enforcement & administration: Modest new administrative workload for licensing authorities to monitor violations and impose revocations and to collect the additional fee.
- Revenues: Additional fee revenue (amount depends on final adopted fee and volume of violations).
- Behavior/road safety: Designed to deter repeated moving violations by drivers on temporary restricted licenses through financial and short suspensions.
(If you need, I can: 1) pull the final enacted statutory language and cite the precise subsection text, or 2) draft suggested administrative steps for the DOT to implement the fee/revocation policy.)
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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