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:
YEARS REGISTERED
1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th and
Gross 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th and 12th Subsequent
Weights and 6th Years Years Years 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:
YEARS REGISTERED
1st 7th 10th 13th 20th and
Gross Through Through Through Through Subsequent
Weights 6th Years 9th Years 12th Years 19th Years 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
YEARS REGISTERED
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th and
Gross 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, and Subsequent
Weights and 7th Years 12th Years 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
1st, 2nd, 7th and 9th and 11th and
Gross 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th 10th Subsequent
Weights and 6th Years Years Years 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.