§ 39-05-20.3 — Grounds for refusing certificate of title

North Dakota § 39-05-20.3

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 39: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 39-05: Title Registration

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The department may not issue a certificate of title or transfer a certificate of title if:

1. The application contains any false or fraudulent statements, the applicant has failed to
furnish required information or reasonable additional information requested by the
department, or the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title under
this chapter.
2. The vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the
highways. A vehicle is unfit and unsafe if the vehicle has an out-of-state marked title
that includes a certificate for destruction or a notation on the title that the vehicle is
scrap, parts-only, junk, unrepairable, nonrebuildable, a dismantler, or any other similar
notation.
3. The department has reason to believe the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle or
the granting of title would constitute a fraud against the rightful owner or other person
having valid lien upon the vehicle.
4. The certificate of title is suspended or revoked for any reason.
5. The required fee has not been paid.
6. Any sales tax or motor vehicle excise tax, properly due, has not been paid.
7. There is failure to provide security for payment of basic no-fault benefits and the
liabilities covered under motor vehicle liability insurance on a motor vehicle as required
by chapter 26.1-41.