§ 24-02-01.4 — Structure of the department of transportation

North Dakota § 24-02-01.4

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 24: Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
• Ch. 24-02: Director of the Department of Transportation

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The department of transportation must be structured to promote efficient and effective
operations consistent with fulfilling its statutory duties. The department of transportation must be
organized into offices, divisions, and districts as the director of the department of transportation
determines necessary, and as provided in this section.
1. The director shall establish an office of driver and vehicle services to administer the
department's regulatory authority over motor vehicle titling and registration, operator
licensing and traffic safety, and motor carriers. Operating expenses for functions
performed by the department under chapters 39-04 and 39-05 must be funded by
appropriations from collections made under those chapters before deposit into the
fund provided by section 54-27-19.
2. The director shall establish an office of state highways and engineering to administer
the department's authority and responsibilities over the construction, maintenance, and
repair of highways in this state, including the operation of district offices.
3. The director may establish an office of transportation planning to administer the
department's authority and responsibilities for planning all surface modes of
transportation, budgeting, development of programs and projects, data collection and
management, and research. Coordination must be established between the

aeronautics commission planning section and the department of transportation office
of planning for airport development as it pertains to surface access.
4. The director shall establish an office of management services in the department to
provide for the employment of human resources, finance and inventory control,
automation, and other administrative services.