North Dakota § 39-21-41.1 Safety belts

North Dakota Statutes

§ 39-21-41.1 — Safety belts

North Dakota § 39-21-41.1

Title 39Motor Vehicles

Ch. 39-21Equipment of Vehicles

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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-21-41.1 (2026).

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1.Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, must be equipped with lapbelt assemblies for use in the driver's and one other front seating position.

2.All motor vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1968, must be equipped with any lapbelt or shoulder belt required at the time the vehicle was manufactured by standards of the United States department of transportation. Nothing in this subsection affects the requirement in subsection 1 for a lapbelt in the driver's seating position.

3.The department may except specified types of motor vehicles or seating positions within any motor vehicle from the requirements imposed by subsections 1 and 2 when compliance would be impractical.

4.No person may install, distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, or sell any belt f

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1. Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, must be
equipped with lapbelt assemblies for use in the driver's and one other front seating
position.
2. All motor vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1968, must be equipped with any
lapbelt or shoulder belt required at the time the vehicle was manufactured by
standards of the United States department of transportation. Nothing in this subsection
affects the requirement in subsection 1 for a lapbelt in the driver's seating position.
3. The department may except specified types of motor vehicles or seating positions
within any motor vehicle from the requirements imposed by subsections 1 and 2 when
compliance would be impractical.
4. No person may install, distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, or sell any belt for use in
motor vehicles unless it meets current minimum standards and specifications of the
United States department of transportation.
5. Every owner shall maintain belts and assemblies required by this section in proper
condition and in a manner that will enable occupants to use them.