North Dakota § 39-10-47 Stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or residence districts

North Dakota Statutes

§ 39-10-47 — Stopping, standing, or parking outside of business or residence districts

North Dakota § 39-10-47

Title 39Motor Vehicles

Ch. 39-10General Rules of the Road

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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-10-47 (2026).

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1.An individual may not stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of any highway if it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave the vehicle off the paved or main-traveled part of the highway. There must be an unobstructed width of the highway of not less than twelve feet [3.66 meters] opposite a standing vehicle left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of any stopped vehicle must be available from a distance of not less than two hundred feet [60.96 meters] in each direction upon the highway.

2.Unless the vehicle is blocking the highway or is otherwise endangering public safety, this section and sections 39-10-49 and 39-10-50 do not apply to the driver of a vehicle which is disabled while on the pav

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1. An individual may not stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or
unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of any highway if it is practicable to
stop, park, or so leave the vehicle off the paved or main-traveled part of the highway.
There must be an unobstructed width of the highway of not less than twelve feet [3.66
meters] opposite a standing vehicle left for the free passage of other vehicles and a
clear view of any stopped vehicle must be available from a distance of not less than
two hundred feet [60.96 meters] in each direction upon the highway.
2. Unless the vehicle is blocking the highway or is otherwise endangering public safety,
this section and sections 39-10-49 and 39-10-50 do not apply to the driver of a vehicle
which is disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway, if stopping
and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle is unavoidable.
3. Without the consent of the owner or driver of a vehicle and if a vehicle or any personal
property or cargo spilled from the vehicle is blocking the highway or is otherwise
endangering public safety, a police officer may:
a. Remove the vehicle or cause the vehicle to be removed from the highway; and
b. Remove or cause to be removed any personal property or cargo that may have
been spilled from the vehicle onto the highway.
4. If reasonable care is used in the removal process, a police officer and the police
officer's employing agency, the department of transportation or an employee of the
department of transportation, or a political subdivision or employee of a political
subdivision authorized by a police officer is not liable in civil damages for loss or
damage to any vehicle or to any personal property or cargo that may have spilled from
a vehicle that is removed from a highway under this section.
5. The decision and method used to remove a vehicle or any personal property, or cause
a vehicle or any personal property to be removed, is a discretionary decision under
this section. In the event of a public necessity, a police officer, an employee of the
department of transportation, or an employee of a political subdivision authorized by a
police officer may take an action that may damage a vehicle or property removed
under this section.