N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-19 (2025)
Motor vehicles required to pay registration fees or a mile tax shall pay the following fees:
1. Nonresidents electing to pay mile tax in lieu of registration, when authorized to do so by the department, shall pay a fee of twenty dollars for a trip permit which is valid for a period of seventy-two hours. All fees collected under the provisions of this subsection must be credited to the state highway fund.
2. Motor vehicles required to be registered in this state must be furnished license plates upon the payment of the following annual fees; however, if a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or trailer, first becomes subject to registration other than at the beginning of the registration period, such fees must be prorated on a monthly basis. The minimum fee charged hereunder must be five dollars: a. Passenger motor vehicles:
| Gross Weights | YEARS REGISTERED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Years | 7th, 8th, and 9th Years | 10th, 11th, and 12th Years | 13th and Subsequent Years | |
| Less than 3,200 | $73 | $65 | $57 | $49 |
| 3,200 - 4,499 | 93 | 81 | 69 | 57 |
| 4,500 - 4,999 | 111 | 94 | 79 | 63 |
| 5,000 - 5,999 | 142 | 120 | 98 | 76 |
| 6,000 - 6,999 | 175 | 146 | 117 | 89 |
| 7,000 - 7,999 | 208 | 172 | 137 | 102 |
| 8,000 - 8,999 | 241 | 199 | 157 | 115 |
| 9,000 and over | 274 | 225 | 177 | 128 |
A house car is subject to registration at the rates prescribed for other vehicles under this subdivision modified by using the weight applicable to a vehicle whose weight is forty percent of that of the house car, but not using a weight of less than four thousand pounds [1814.35 kilograms].
A pickup truck is subject to registration at the rates prescribed for other vehicles under this subdivision by applying the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle to the fee schedule. At a minimum, the registered gross weight displayed on the registration card for a pickup truck must be the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle. Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, the owner of a pickup truck shall request the registered gross weight of the pickup truck be increased to ensure the registered gross weight is sufficient to include the total weight of the
vehicle and any load transported on or by the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, a pickup truck is a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than eleven thousand five hundred pounds [5216.31 kilograms], with an unladen weight of less than eight thousand pounds [3628.74 kilograms], and which is equipped with an open box-type bed not exceeding nine feet [2.74 meters] in length.
b. Schoolbuses, buses for hire, buses owned and operated by religious, charitable, or nonprofit organizations and used exclusively for religious, charitable, or other public nonprofit purposes, and trucks or combination trucks and trailers, including commercial and noncommercial trucks, except those trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers which qualify for registration under this subsection or subsection 5:
| Gross Weights | YEARS REGISTERED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Through 6th Years | 7th Through 9th Years | 10th Through 12th Years | 13th Through 19th Years | 20th and Subsequent Years | |
| Not over 4,000 | $71 | $58 | $53 | $50 | $49 |
| 4,001 - 6,000 | 76 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 50 |
| 6,001 - 8,000 | 81 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 51 |
| 8,001 - 10,000 | 86 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 53 |
| 10,001 - 12,000 | 91 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 55 |
| 12,001 - 14,000 | 96 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 58 |
| 14,001 - 16,000 | 101 | 88 | 77 | 62 | 61 |
| 16,001 - 18,000 | 106 | 93 | 81 | 64 | 63 |
| 18,001 - 20,000 | 109 | 96 | 83 | 65 | 64 |
| Gross Weights | YEARS REGISTERED | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Years | 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Years | 13th and Subsequent Years | |
| 20,001 - 22,000 | $139 | $113 | $100 |
| 22,001 - 26,000 | 191 | 161 | 145 |
| 26,001 - 30,000 | 252 | 210 | 188 |
| 30,001 - 34,000 | 318 | 263 | 235 |
| 34,001 - 38,000 | 379 | 312 | 278 |
| 38,001 - 42,000 | 440 | 361 | 320 |
| 42,001 - 46,000 | 501 | 409 | 363 |
| 46,001 - 50,000 | 562 | 458 | 406 |
| 50,001 - 54,000 | 632 | 516 | 457 |
| 54,001 - 58,000 | 693 | 565 | 500 |
| 58,001 - 62,000 | 755 | 614 | 543 |
| 62,001 - 66,000 | 815 | 662 | 586 |
| 66,001 - 70,000 | 876 | 711 | 628 |
| 70,001 - 74,000 | 937 | 760 | 671 |
| 74,001 - 78,000 | 998 | 809 | 714 |
| 78,001 - 82,000 | 1,059 | 858 | 757 |
| 82,001 - 86,000 | 1,182 | 963 | 844 |
| 86,001 - 90,000 | 1,304 | 1,067 | 931 |
| 90,001 - 94,000 | 1,426 | 1,172 | 1,018 |
| 94,001 - 98,000 | 1,548 | 1,277 | 1,106 |
| 98,001 - 102,000 | 1,670 | 1,381 | 1,193 |
| 102,001 - 105,500 | 1,792 | 1,486 | 1,280 |
c. Motorcycles, fifteen dollars.
3. Motor vehicles acquired by disabled veterans under the provisions of Public Law 79-663 [38 U.S.C. 3901] are exempt from the payment of state sales or use tax and, if paid, such veterans are entitled to a refund. This exemption also applies to any passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck not exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds
[11793.40 kilograms] registered gross weight but shall apply to no more than two such motor vehicles owned by a disabled veteran at any one time.
4. a. Each trailer, except a semitrailer or farm trailer, required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished registration plates upon the payment of a twenty dollar annual fee. A trailer, semitrailer, or farm trailer not required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished an identification plate upon the payment of a fee of five dollars. b. A semitrailer or farm trailer required to be registered under this chapter must be furnished: (1) Permanent registration plates upon the payment of a permanent registration fee of one hundred twenty dollars. The permanent registration is valid until ownership of the semitrailer or farm trailer is transferred, assigned, or if the semitrailer is destroyed or otherwise completely removed from the service of the owner; or (2) Annual registration upon the payment of a twenty dollar annual fee. c. Upon the request of a person with a trailer or farm trailer to whom a registration or identification plate is provided under this subsection, the department shall provide a plate of the same size as provided for a motorcycle. The department shall provide notification of this option to the person before the replacement or issuance of the plate.
5. Trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers weighing more than twenty thousand but not more than one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [more than 9071.84 but not more than 47854.00 kilograms] which are used as farm vehicles only, are entitled to registration under the following fee schedule and the provisions of this subsection. Farm vehicles are considered, for the purpose of this subsection, as trucks or combinations of trucks and trailers weighing more than twenty thousand but not more than one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [more than 9071.84 but not more than 47854.00 kilograms] owned, or leased for at least one year by a bona fide resident farmer who uses the vehicles exclusively for transporting the farmer's own property or other property on a farm work exchange basis with other farmers between farms and the usual local trading places but not in connection with any commercial retail or wholesale business being conducted from those farms, nor otherwise for hire. In addition to the penalty provided in section 39-04-41, any person violating this subsection shall license for the entire license period the farm vehicle at the higher commercial vehicle rate in accordance with the weight carried by the farm vehicle at the time of the violation.
YEARS REGISTERED
| Gross Weights | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Years | 7th and 8th Years | 9th and 10th Years | 11th and Subsequent Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,001 - 22,000 | $111 | $97 | $83 | $65 |
| 22,001 - 24,000 | 116 | 101 | 86 | 67 |
| 24,001 - 26,000 | 124 | 107 | 90 | 69 |
| 26,001 - 28,000 | 135 | 115 | 96 | 73 |
| 28,001 - 30,000 | 144 | 123 | 102 | 77 |
| 30,001 - 32,000 | 159 | 136 | 113 | 86 |
| 32,001 - 34,000 | 169 | 144 | 119 | 90 |
| 34,001 - 36,000 | 179 | 152 | 125 | 94 |
| 36,001 - 38,000 | 189 | 160 | 131 | 98 |
| 38,001 - 40,000 | 199 | 168 | 137 | 102 |
| 40,001 - 42,000 | 209 | 176 | 143 | 106 |
| 42,001 - 44,000 | 219 | 184 | 149 | 110 |
| 44,001 - 46,000 | 229 | 192 | 155 | 114 |
| 46,001 - 48,000 | 239 | 200 | 161 | 118 |
| 48,001 - 50,000 | 249 | 208 | 167 | 122 |
| 50,001 - 52,000 | 269 | 226 | 183 | 136 |
| 52,001 - 54,000 | 279 | 234 | 189 | 140 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54,001 - 56,000 | 289 | 242 | 195 | 144 |
| 56,001 - 58,000 | 299 | 250 | 201 | 148 |
| 58,001 - 60,000 | 309 | 258 | 207 | 152 |
| 60,001 - 62,000 | 319 | 266 | 213 | 156 |
| 62,001 - 64,000 | 329 | 274 | 219 | 160 |
| 64,001 - 66,000 | 339 | 282 | 225 | 164 |
| 66,001 - 68,000 | 349 | 290 | 231 | 168 |
| 68,001 - 70,000 | 359 | 298 | 237 | 172 |
| 70,001 - 72,000 | 369 | 306 | 243 | 176 |
| 72,001 - 74,000 | 379 | 314 | 249 | 180 |
| 74,001 - 76,000 | 389 | 322 | 255 | 184 |
| 76,001 - 78,000 | 399 | 330 | 261 | 188 |
| 78,001 - 80,000 | 409 | 338 | 267 | 192 |
| 80,001 - 82,000 | 419 | 346 | 273 | 196 |
| 82,001 - 84,000 | 429 | 368 | 316 | 272 |
| 84,001 - 86,000 | 449 | 385 | 330 | 284 |
| 86,001 - 88,000 | 469 | 402 | 344 | 296 |
| 88,001 - 90,000 | 489 | 419 | 358 | 308 |
| 90,001 - 92,000 | 509 | 436 | 372 | 320 |
| 92,001 - 94,000 | 529 | 453 | 386 | 332 |
| 94,001 - 96,000 | 549 | 470 | 400 | 344 |
| 96,001 - 98,000 | 569 | 487 | 414 | 356 |
| 98,001 - 100,000 | 589 | 504 | 428 | 368 |
| 100,001 - 102,000 | 609 | 521 | 442 | 380 |
| 102,001 - 104,000 | 629 | 538 | 456 | 392 |
| 104,001 - 105,500 | 649 | 555 | 470 | 404 |
6. A motor vehicle registered in subsection 5 may be used for custom combining operations by displaying identification issued by the department and upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars.