§ 39-04-37 — Violations of registration provisions

It is unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts:
1. To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit anyone to operate, upon a
highway any vehicle the registration of which has been canceled or revoked, or for
which the registration fees required in this title have not been paid, or which does not
have attached thereto and displayed thereon a number plate, plates, temporary
registration permit, or validation tabs assigned thereto by the director for the current
registration period, subject to the exemptions allowed in this title.
2. To display or cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any
registration card, registration number plate, temporary registration permit, or validation
tabs knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended,
or altered.
3. To lend any registration number plate, registration card, temporary registration permit,
or validation tabs to any person not entitled thereto, or knowingly permit the use of any
registration number plate or registration card by any person not entitled thereto.
4. To fail or refuse to surrender to the department, upon demand, any registration card,
registration number plate, temporary registration permit, or validation tab which has
been suspended, canceled, or revoked as is provided in this chapter.
5. To use a false or fictitious name or address in any application for the registration of any
vehicle, or for any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly to make a false statement
or knowingly to conceal a material fact or otherwise to commit a fraud in any
application.
6. To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit anyone to operate a motor
vehicle on a highway if the owner is employed in this state on a temporary or full-time
basis, is a resident of the state, and does not have a temporary registration permit
when required under subsection 1 of section 39-04-18.2. As used in this subsection,

the term "resident" means a resident as defined under subdivision e of subsection 2 of
section 39-04-18.