Which North Dakota license class covers ordinary personal-car driving rather than a motorcycle or a vehicle requiring a commercial license?
Correct answer: Class D.
The ordinary noncommercial category is Class D. Motorcycle and commercial categories have separate qualifications.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 8, physical PDF page 12: Classes of Licenses — Class D. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What is the minimum age to apply for an ordinary North Dakota Class D instruction permit?
Correct answer: 14.
A resident may apply for the Class D instruction permit at 14. A permit authorizes supervised practice, not unrestricted solo driving.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(1), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 19-year-old friend has a valid license but only one year of driving experience. Can that friend qualify as the supervising driver for an ordinary Class D permit holder?
Correct answer: No; the supervisor must be at least 18 and have at least three years of driving experience.
The supervisor needs the appropriate valid license, age 18 or older, at least three years of experience, and the seat beside the learner.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(3), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
In a car with both front and rear seats, who may share the front seat with a Class D instruction-permit driver?
Correct answer: The qualified supervising driver only.
Apart from the permit holder, only the supervising driver may occupy the front seat. The statute has a separate arrangement for a vehicle having only a front seat.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(3), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old is applying for a North Dakota learner’s permit. What approval is required before issuance?
Correct answer: A sponsor’s signature accepting approval and financial liability.
NDDOT requires sponsorship for an applicant under 18; the parent/guardian and authorized-signature rules apply.
Source: NDDOT, How to Apply for a Learner’s Permit — Apply for a Learner’s Permit, item 7. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An applicant will still be under 16 when applying for a Class D license. What minimum instruction-permit period applies?
Correct answer: Twelve months.
For a license applicant who remains under 16, the statute requires at least 12 months holding an instruction permit. Other age bands have different rules.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(4), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An applicant is 16 and will remain under 18 at licensing. What minimum instruction-permit period applies before a Class D license?
Correct answer: Six months.
An applicant not yet 18 ordinarily needs six months on a permit; the 12-month requirement applies while under 16.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(4), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 15-year-old seeks the restricted Class D license. What supervised-practice requirement must be met in addition to qualifying driver education?
Correct answer: At least 50 hours in varied conditions, including night, rural, urban, unpaved-road and winter driving.
The minimum is 50 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel practice covering the listed different environments. Formal education does not replace that practice.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(2)(d)–(e), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which course certificate can support a North Dakota Class D road-test waiver under the manual?
Correct answer: A qualifying certificate for at least 30 classroom hours and six behind-the-wheel hours in a program approved for waiver purposes.
The waiver is tied to an approved program and the specified course certificate. Completing informal practice alone is not the same as qualifying for a waiver.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 4, physical PDF page 8: Road Test Waiver. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A resident has met the other restricted Class D qualifications but is only 14 years and 11 months old. When can that restricted license be issued?
Correct answer: At age 15 or later.
The restricted Class D issuance provision begins at 15. Do not confuse the age-14 supervised instruction permit with a solo-driving license.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(2)(a), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 15-year-old restricted Class D driver wants to use an unrelated friend’s car for an ordinary social trip. Does the restricted-license vehicle rule allow that?
Correct answer: No; ordinary operation is limited to the specified relatives’ automobiles.
The specified owners are a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle. The statute separately permits another vehicle for the actual ability test.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(2), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
For a restricted Class D holder with no qualifying exception, which nighttime interval is restricted?
Correct answer: From the later of sunset or 9 p.m. until 5 a.m.
The start is whichever occurs later: sunset or 9 p.m. The restriction continues to 5 a.m., subject to specified accompaniment and direct-trip exceptions.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(4)(d), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A restricted Class D holder finishes work at 10 p.m. and drives directly home. What does the nighttime rule provide?
Correct answer: A direct trip to or from work is a stated exception.
Direct travel to or from work, an official school activity or a religious activity is excepted. An unrelated social detour is not the described direct trip.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(4)(d), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A restricted Class D holder drives a car whose manufacturer specifies a capacity of five occupants. May six people, including the driver, ride in it?
Correct answer: No; do not exceed the manufacturer’s suggested passenger capacity.
The restricted driver may not carry more people than the manufacturer’s suggested passenger capacity. A five-person design does not accommodate six occupants.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-17(4)(b), physical PDF page 11. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 25-year-old holds a Class D instruction permit and wants to use a phone for a routine conversation while the car is moving. Does being an adult remove the permit’s device restriction?
Correct answer: No; the instruction-permit restriction also applies to adult permit holders.
The permit rule prohibits using an electronic communication device to talk or exchange messages while moving, except for the stated emergency or safety purposes.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-04(5), physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old now has a Class D license rather than a learner’s permit. May the driver make a routine phone call while the car is moving?
Correct answer: No; the separate rule for licensed 16- and 17-year-olds still prohibits it.
Licensed drivers at least 16 but under 18 remain subject to the device restriction. The statute provides limited emergency and safety exceptions.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-24, physical PDF page 14. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After becoming a North Dakota resident, how long may a person use a valid noncommercial license from another state?
Correct answer: 60 days.
The transfer page allows 60 days after becoming a resident for a noncommercial license. The separate commercial-license period is 30 days.
Source: NDDOT, Requirements for Transferring License — Residency. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 15-year-old visitor has a valid ordinary car license from another state. Does that alone authorize ordinary driving in North Dakota?
Correct answer: No; a nonresident must be at least 16.
NDDOT distinguishes the resident restricted-license route from the general minimum age for nonresident drivers.
Source: NDDOT, Driver License Requirements — Age Requirements. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A North Dakota license expired last week, but the holder can still renew without retesting. May the holder drive before renewing?
Correct answer: No; the no-retest renewal period is not permission to drive on an expired license.
The agency explicitly states that the license expires at midnight on the listed date and driving is not authorized while it is expired.
Source: NDDOT, Driver License FAQs — Driver License Renewal. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A first-time applicant passes the North Dakota knowledge test online. Is that result alone the physical permit needed to begin driving practice?
Correct answer: No; the applicant must visit a Driver License office by appointment to obtain the permit.
Passing the online test is one step. The manual expressly requires an office appointment to obtain the permit.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 3, physical PDF page 7: Permits — online knowledge-test completion. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A licensed driver is making a short trip near home. What does the current license-possession rule require?
Correct answer: Have the valid physical or electronic operator’s license in immediate possession.
Current law recognizes a physical or electronic operator’s license and requires immediate possession while driving. A short trip is not an exception.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-06-16, physical PDF page 10. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are having difficulty staying alert during a long trip. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Stop in a safe place and rest rather than continue driving tired.
Fatigue can affect vision and decision time. Temporary stimulation does not replace adequate rest or remove the need to stop driving when too tired.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 25, physical PDF page 29: Night Driving — stop and rest if tired. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which seating location does North Dakota’s handbook recommend for children younger than 13?
Correct answer: The back seat.
The back seat is the handbook’s safety recommendation for younger children, separate from the current statutory child-restraint requirements.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 34, physical PDF page 38: Child Restraints — back seat recommendation. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A cold medicine’s directions warn that it may cause drowsiness. What should you do if it affects your alertness?
Correct answer: Do not drive while the medicine impairs your alertness.
Even ordinary cold medicines can impair driving. Read the directions and do not drive while drowsy or otherwise unable to operate safely.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 37, physical PDF page 41: Drugs — medicines may impair driving. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A six-year-old who is 48 inches tall rides in a modern car on an ordinary nonemergency trip. What restraint is required?
Correct answer: An approved child restraint used according to its instructions.
A child under eight must use a child restraint unless at least 57 inches tall. The stated child does not meet that height exception.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-21-41.2(1), physical PDF page 15. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A seven-year-old is 58 inches tall and rides in a modern car. What does North Dakota’s child-restraint law allow?
Correct answer: A correctly buckled safety belt instead of a child restraint.
The statute permits a safety belt for an under-eight child who is at least 57 inches tall. Correct belt use remains required.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-21-41.2(1), physical PDF page 15. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 13-year-old rides in the rear seat of a modern car. What restraint duty applies?
Correct answer: Use an approved child restraint or be correctly buckled in a safety belt.
Children eight through 17 must use an approved restraint or a correctly buckled safety belt. Rear-seat placement does not remove that duty.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-21-41.2(1), physical PDF page 15. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult rear-seat passenger has an available belt in an ordinary five-seat car manufactured with belts. No exception applies. Must the passenger buckle up?
Correct answer: Yes; all seating positions are covered.
Current law requires each occupant of the described vehicle to wear a properly adjusted and fastened belt, subject to the listed exceptions.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-21-41.4, physical PDF page 15. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An adult regular-license holder manually reads a routine text while temporarily stopped at a red light. Is that allowed under North Dakota’s texting rule?
Correct answer: No; a temporary traffic-signal stop remains part of traffic.
The statutory definition of traffic includes a temporary stop at a signal. Lawfully parking is different from waiting at a red light.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-23(1), (2)(a)–(b), continuing physical page 14, physical PDF page 13. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A two-car crash inside a city causes apparent combined property damage of $4,500 and no injuries. What notification is required?
Correct answer: Immediately notify the local police.
A crash involving injury, death or at least $4,000 apparent property damage requires immediate notice. Inside a municipality, notify local police; outside, notify the sheriff or highway patrol.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-09(1), physical PDF page 8. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You strike an unattended parked car and cannot locate the owner. What should the written notice you leave include?
Correct answer: Names and addresses of the driver and owner, the insurance carrier, and the collision circumstances.
Stop and either locate the owner or leave the required identifying, insurance and circumstance information conspicuously on the struck vehicle.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-07, physical PDF page 7. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
After a collision, someone appears injured and needs treatment. What must an involved driver do?
Correct answer: Remain at the scene and provide reasonable assistance, including arranging needed medical help.
The duty includes providing identifying information and reasonable assistance. Arrange emergency medical help rather than leaving or making unnecessary moves that may worsen injury.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §§39-08-04 and 39-08-06, physical PDF page 7. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which amounts are North Dakota’s minimum bodily-injury liability per person/per accident and property-damage liability per accident?
Correct answer: $25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000.
These are the minimum liability limits. North Dakota also requires specified uninsured/underinsured motorist and basic no-fault coverage; liability alone is not the whole coverage requirement.
Source: North Dakota Insurance Department, Auto — minimum insurance coverages. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver hopes coffee and a cold shower will quickly remove alcohol from the bloodstream. What does the manual say?
Correct answer: Time is the only way to eliminate the alcohol; those measures do not speed the process.
Do not rely on temporary feelings of alertness. Coffee, cold showers and exercise do not accelerate elimination of alcohol.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 35, physical PDF page 39: Alcohol — period of consumption. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
For an ordinary adult driver, what alcohol concentration meets North Dakota’s per-se DUI threshold when measured within the statutory period?
Correct answer: 0.08 percent.
The ordinary adult per-se threshold is 0.08 percent. Impairment can also violate the law below that threshold; it is not a safe-drinking allowance.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-01(1)(a)(1)–(4), physical PDF page 1. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What alcohol concentration triggers North Dakota’s lower administrative licensing threshold for a driver under 21?
Correct answer: 0.02 percent.
The administrative provision uses 0.02 percent for an under-21 driver. This question concerns licensing consequences, not a promise that lower concentrations are safe or permitted.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-20-04.1(1), physical PDF page 6. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A driver refuses a lawfully requested chemical test under the implied-consent law. Can refusing lead to loss of driving privileges?
Correct answer: Yes; refusal can lead to revocation of driving privileges.
Refusal has a separate licensing process and can result in revocation. This question does not attempt to state every procedural exception or criminal consequence.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-20-04(1), continuing physical page 5, physical PDF page 4. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
In an ordinary private car on a public highway, a passenger has a partly consumed bottle of alcohol. The car has a trunk. Where should it be kept rather than in the passenger area?
Correct answer: In the trunk.
An opened or partly consumed container belongs in the trunk of the described car. A glove compartment counts as part of the occupied area; special vehicle exceptions are not at issue.
Source: North Dakota Century Code §39-08-18(1), continuing physical page 11, physical PDF page 10. Current official source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
