N.D. Admin. Code § 38-06-03-01
38-06-03-01. Permit fees.
The following fees are in addition to those found in North Dakota Century Code section 39-12-02:
1. The fee for a seasonal permit is fifty dollars per year. The seasonal permit is issued to vehicles referenced in subdivision d of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 39-12-04.
2. There is a graduated fee schedule for overweight single trip movements exceeding one hundred fifty thousand pounds [68035 kilograms] gross vehicle weight.
Gross Vehicle Weight
Permit Fee
| 150,001 - 160,000 lbs. [68039-72574 kilograms] | $30 |
|---|---|
| 160,001 - 170,000 lbs. [72575-77110 kilograms] | $40 |
| 170,001 - 180,000 lbs. [77111-81646 kilograms] | $50 |
| 180,001 - 190,000 lbs. [81647-86182 kilograms] | $60 |
| 190,001 lbs. and over [86183 kilograms and over] | $70 |
3. There is an additional ton/mile [907 kilogram/1.6 kilometers] fee of $.05 per ton per mile on all those movements that exceed two hundred thousand pounds [90718 kilograms] gross vehicle weight. The ton/mile [907 kilogram/1.6 kilometers] fee is only assessed upon that portion of gross vehicle weight exceeding two hundred thousand pounds [90718 kilograms] gross vehicle weight.
4. The superintendent shall assess a fee of fifty cents per mile [1.6 kilometers] or fifty dollars per hour, or both, per trooper, on those movements of extraordinary size or weight when an escort by the highway patrol is required or when the highway patrol is requested to weigh a vehicle with portable scales.
5. The fee for an equipment approval certificate is fifteen dollars.
6. The ton-mile [907 kilogram-1.6 kilometers] fee for a vehicle or load movement that exceeds the weight limits on highways during the spring thaw or on highways with load limits year-round is as follows: a. One dollar per ton-mile [907 kilogram-1.6 kilometers] when exceeding axle weight limits. b. The fees for vehicle or vehicle combinations hauling a load and in excess of the gross vehicle weight limit: (1) One dollar per mile [1.6 kilometers] when the gross vehicle weight exceeds one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [47853 kilograms] and travel is on highways restricted by legal weight or eight-ton [7257 kilograms] and seven-ton [6350 kilograms] designated state highways. (a) Vehicles authorized by the director of the department of transportation to haul construction equipment to state highway construction projects are exempt from one dollar per mile [1.6 kilometers] fee.
History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective May 1, 1988; January 1, 1992; August 1, 1993; February 1, 1999; February 1, 2000; April 1, 2008, July 1, 2013; January 1, 2016; July 1, 2019; January 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 39-12-02, 39-12-03, 39-12-04, 39-12-05.3
Law Implemented: NDCC 39-12-02, 39-12-04, 39-12-05.3