§ 39-16.1-19 — Cancellation of bond or return of deposit

North Dakota § 39-16.1-19

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 39: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 39-16.1: Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future

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1. The director shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or
certificate of insurance, or the director shall direct and the Bank of North Dakota shall
return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this

chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the director shall waive the requirement
of filing proof, in any of the following events:
a. At any time after one year from the date such proof was required when, during
the one-year period preceding the request, the director has not received record of
a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require the revocation of the
license or operating privilege, or both, of the person by or for whom such proof
was furnished.
b. The death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed or the permanent
incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle.
c. The surrender of the person's license to the director by the person who has given
proof.
2. The director may not consent to the cancellation of any bond or the return of any
money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by
such proof is then pending or any judgment upon any such liability is then unsatisfied,
or in the event the person who has filed such bond or deposited such money or
securities has, within one year immediately preceding such request, been involved as
an operator or owner in any motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the
person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of
such facts, or that the applicant has been released from all of the applicant's liability, or
has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, for such injury or damage, is sufficient
evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the
director.
3. Whenever any person whose proof has been canceled or returned under subdivision c
of subsection 1 applies for a license within a period of one year from the date proof
was originally required, the application must be refused. The person's operator's
license and driving privileges remain under suspension or revocation until the
applicant re-establishes proof for the remainder of the one-year period.