North Dakota § 39-16.1-05 Satisfaction of judgment

North Dakota Statutes

§ 39-16.1-05 — Satisfaction of judgment

North Dakota § 39-16.1-05

Title 39Motor Vehicles

Ch. 39-16.1Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future

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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-16.1-05 (2026).

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Judgments herein referred to must, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:

1.When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;

2.When, subject to such limit of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of fifty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or

3.When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of damage to or destruction of property of

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Judgments herein referred to must, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed
satisfied:
1. When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments
rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person
as the result of any one accident;
2. When, subject to such limit of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to
or death of one person, the sum of fifty thousand dollars has been credited upon any
judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to
or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
3. When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments
rendered in excess of that amount because of damage to or destruction of property of
others as a result of any one accident. Payments made in settlement of any claims
because of bodily injury, death, or property damages arising from a motor vehicle
accident must be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
39-16.1-06. Installment payments.
1. A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in
which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in
installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal
remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts
and times of payment of the installments.
2. The director may not suspend a license, or a nonresident's operating privilege,
suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives
proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of
such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in
default.
3. In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such
order, then upon notice of such default, the director shall forthwith suspend the license,
or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is
satisfied as provided in this chapter.