North Dakota driving lesson · Your License & Permits
Restrictions, renewal & duplicates
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.
Your license can carry restriction codes that match your abilities, and it doesn't last forever. Know what each code means, when you can renew, and when you have to replace a license.
Standard restriction codes
Standard restriction codes
Code
Restriction
1
Corrective Lenses
2
Outside Mirrors
3
Automatic Transmission
4
Special Hand Controls
5
Daylight Driving Only
6
Proof of Financial Responsibility
9
Other (explained on the back of the permit or license)
If you permanently lose the use of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye, you must report it to the Driver License Division, North Dakota Department of Transportation, in Bismarck.
Your license expires at midnight on your birthday, or on the "duration of stay" date if you proved identity with an immigration document, but never beyond the usual licensing cycle.
Every renewal applicant must take a vision test, or present a certificate of vision from a physician or optometrist that is not more than six months old.
For a duplicate at an office, bring proof of identity and documents for any name or birth date change, such as a certified or amended birth certificate, certified marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court name change.