§ 39-06-14.1 — Motorcycle operator's licenses and motorized bicycles

North Dakota § 39-06-14.1

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 39: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 39-06: Operators' Licenses

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1. A resident of this state who is at least fourteen years of age may apply to the director
for a class M learner's permit. An individual holding a class M learner's permit for the
operation of a motorcycle may not operate the motorcycle during the hours when the
use of headlights are required under section 39-21-01 or carry or transport any
passenger. Any learner's permit may be renewed or a new permit issued for an
additional period.
2. An individual with a class M license may operate any motor vehicle having a seat or
saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in
contact with the ground, but excluding motorized bicycles and tractors.
a. The holder of a class A, B, C, or D license may receive a class M endorsement
upon successful completion of an examination. The director may waive the skill
portion of the examination if the applicant has successfully completed a
motorcycle safety course approved by the director.
b. An applicant sixteen years of age and older, who does not hold a current valid
operator's license, may be issued a class M learner's permit after successful
completion of a written examination. The class M license must be issued after the
applicant has successfully completed a driver's examination. The director may
waive the skill portion of the examination if the applicant has successfully
completed a motorcycle safety course approved by the director.
c. Applicants fourteen or fifteen years of age may be issued a motorcycle learner's
permit if the applicant is enrolled in or has completed an approved motorcycle
safety course. Applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who are under
sixteen years of age must hold an initial learner's permit for at least two months
before applying for a class M operator's license, must have completed an
approved motorcycle safety course, and must hold a valid motorcycle learner's
permit at the time of application. The director may waive the skill portion of the
examination if the applicant has successfully completed a motorcycle safety
course approved by the director. Any person under sixteen years of age who
holds a permit or license may not operate a motorcycle powered with an engine
in excess of five hundred ten cubic centimeters displacement. Evidence that the
applicant has satisfactorily completed a motorcycle safety course which meets
the minimum requirements of the motorcycle safety foundation must accompany
the application.
3. The director may issue a motorized bicycle operator's permit to an applicant who is at
least fourteen years of age. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall pay a fee as listed in
section 39-06-49 and take a written examination of the applicant's knowledge of traffic
laws and general rules of the road. If the applicant passes the written examination and
the director is satisfied that the applicant has adequate eyesight, the director may
issue the applicant a motorized bicycle operator's permit, even if the applicant does
not have an operator's license. The permit expires in the same manner as an
operator's license. A person who has an operator's license, a temporary permit, an
instruction permit, or a motorcycle permit is not required to obtain a motorized bicycle
operator's permit.