Roadwise States North Dakota Driving lessons Cancellations, changes & registering your vehicle North Dakota driving lesson · Your License & Permits
Cancellations, changes & registering your vehicle A 3-minute lesson from the North Dakota course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Your License & Permits
Checkpoint questions 4
Source pages 10, 11, 12 Some rules follow you after you're licensed. A minor's alcohol or drug offense can erase a license entirely, name and address changes must be reported quickly, and your vehicle must be registered and insured.
Know the rule
The director cancels the license of a driver under 18 for an alcohol or drug related offense while driving if the offense created an imminent risk to others, a lesser penalty wouldn't prevent future risk, and the court orders it.
Handbook p. 10 ↗ Know the rule
After that cancellation, the minor is treated as never having had a permit or license. You pass the knowledge and vision tests for a new permit, then finish driver's ed and the permit holding period before the road test.
Handbook p. 11 ↗ Driver's ed after a cancellation can be met by: 30 hours classroom + 6 hours behind the wheel through the Department of Public Instruction 6 hours behind the wheel at an NDDOT-approved commercial driving school An NDDOT-approved Internet course + 30 hours of driving supervised by a parent or guardian Handbook p. 11 ↗ Know the rule
Your point total does not automatically go back to zero when the cancellation requirements are met.
Handbook p. 11 ↗ 10 days Time to notify the Driver License Division of a name or address change, with documents
Handbook p. 12 ↗ Know the rule
A vehicle must be registered in North Dakota immediately when the owner or operator becomes a resident or becomes gainfully employed in the state.
Handbook p. 12 ↗ Two registration options: Get a ND title and buy a vehicle license good through the end of the registration period Buy a temporary registration permit if your other-state plates are current and your stay is short Handbook p. 12 ↗ 6 or 12 months Lengths of a temporary registration permit (plus a $10 service fee each time)
Handbook p. 12 ↗ Know the rule
All vehicles must have liability insurance, and owners may not let a vehicle be driven without it. The registration card must be carried in the vehicle at all times.
Handbook p. 12 ↗ Put it into practice
You move to a new apartment across town. Within 10 days, notify the Driver License Division and provide documents showing the new address.
A useful reminder Name or address change: 10 days. Don't mix it up with the 60-day window to switch an out-of-state license.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Within how many days must you notify the Driver License Division of a name or address change? 30 days 10 days 60 days 5 days Answer: 10 days
You must notify the Driver License Division of a change of name or address within 10 days.
Handbook p. 12 ↗ What happens to a minor's point total once the requirements after a license cancellation are fulfilled? Points do not automatically return to zero when cancellation requirements are met Points are cut in half Points automatically reset to zero Points are removed after 90 days Answer: Points do not automatically return to zero when cancellation requirements are met
The handbook states the point total does not automatically go back to zero when cancellation requirements are fulfilled.
Handbook p. 11 ↗ For what lengths of time are North Dakota temporary vehicle registration permits available? 30 or 60 days Three or six months Six or 12 months 12 or 24 months Answer: Six or 12 months
Temporary registration permits are available for six months or 12 months, with a $10 service fee each time.
Handbook p. 12 ↗ A minor whose license was cancelled for an alcohol-related driving offense is treated as never having had a permit or license. True False Answer: True
After such a cancellation the minor is considered as never having had a permit or license and must start over with the knowledge and vision tests.
Handbook p. 11 ↗ Previous lesson License classes & the farm exemption Next lesson Regulatory signs More in Your License & Permits About the source Roadwise’s North Dakota course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 10, 11, 12. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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For current application requirements, fees, appointments, and the format that applies to your age or license type, check North Dakota’s DOT. Roadwise provides study material and does not issue permits or licenses.