North Dakota defensive driving course rules
In North Dakota a driver training course keeps the points of a ticket of 5 points or fewer off your record. It applies up to 25 mph over, once a year.
Rules checked
In North Dakota you can tell the court, when you post bond, that you will take a DOT-approved driver training course. If you send proof of completion to the department within 30 days, the points for that ticket (5 points or fewer) are never entered. The bond is still forfeited. You can do this once in 12 months, counted from the date of the ticket. Separately, a course mailed to the DOT takes 3 points off an existing total, up to 9 in three years; using the first option gives up that one.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Up to 25 mph over
- How often
- Once a year
- Deadline to ask
- Set by your court
- Speeding points
- 0 to 15 points
- Points count for
- Not published
The North Dakota rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Alternative disposition: driver training course in lieu of points (NDCC 39-06.1-10.1)
- What it does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Set by each court
- No
- Speed limit for the course
- Up to 25 mph over
- Bar at double the posted limit
- Not published
- Open to CDL holders
- Not published
- Open to tickets in a commercial vehicle
- Not published
- Open to learner and provisional licenses
- Not published
- Open to drivers licensed in another state
- Not published
- How often
- Once a year, counted from the ticket date
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Set by your courtYour court sets the date and prints it on your notice.
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- Not published
- Course price the rule publishes
- Not published
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Not published for drivers licensed in another state.
- Speeding tickets up to 25 mph over the limit qualify.
- Tickets that carry more than 5 points do not qualify.
- Tickets that involve alcohol or drugs do not qualify.
- Once a year, counted from the ticket date.
Left out of the program, in the words of the rule
- offenses assigned six or more points (speeding 26 or more over, or 21 or more over where the limit is above 65 mph; careless driving; passing a school bus)
- offenses listed in NDCC 39-06.1-05
Tickets that need a court appearance
- driving under the influence or actual physical control (39-08-01)
- reckless or aggravated reckless driving
- leaving the scene of an accident
- driving while suspended or revoked
- operating an unsafe vehicle (39-21-46(2))
- causing an accident with an emergency or highway maintenance vehicle
- a violation of chapter 12.1-16 (homicide) resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle
- violating subdivision b or c of subsection 5 of section 39-24-09
Deadline and how to ask
- Ticket writtenDay 0
- Deadline to askSet by your court
Your court sets the date and prints it on your notice.
Ask through the court clerk.
Points in North Dakota
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 - 10 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 0points |
| 11 - 15 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 1point |
| 16 - 20 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 3points |
| 21 - 25 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 5points |
| 26 - 35 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 9points |
| 36 - 45 mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 12points |
| 46 + mph over limit (limits of 65 mph or less) | Speeding | 15points |
| 1-5 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 0points |
| 6 - 10 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 1point |
| 11 - 15 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 3points |
| 16 - 20 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 5points |
| 21 - 25 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 7points |
| 26 - 30 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 10points |
| 31 - 35 over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 12points |
| 36 + over, highway posted above 65 mph | Speeding | 15points |
| Disobeying an official traffic-control device (39-10-04, 39-10-05, 39-10-07) | Red light or stop sign | 2points |
| Driving on wrong side of road; overtaking where prohibited or in an unsafe manner | Lane change or turn | 2points |
| Failing to have a minor in a child restraint system or seatbelt (39-21-41.2) | Seat belt | 1point |
| Failing to yield right of way | Other moving violation | 2points |
| Careless driving (39-09-01) | Other moving violation | 6points |
| Reckless driving (criminal) | Other moving violation | 8points |
| Operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance (39-08-20), first | Equipment or registration | 6points |
What we could not confirm
- What the checker cannot askThe course is closed above 20 mph over on roads posted above 65 mph. The checker does not ask for the road type here, so it shows the points range and asks you to confirm with your court.
Check a North Dakota ticket
The form opens the checker with North Dakota filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
North Dakota traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in North Dakota?
In North Dakota a driver training course keeps the points of a ticket of 5 points or fewer off your record. It applies up to 25 mph over, once a year. The program: Alternative disposition: driver training course in lieu of points (NDCC 39-06.1-10.1).
How many mph over can you be for traffic school in North Dakota?
Up to 25 mph over the limit under the state rule.
How often can you take traffic school in North Dakota?
Once a year, counted from the ticket date.
When do you have to ask for traffic school in North Dakota?
Set by your court. Your court sets the date and prints it on your notice.
How many points is a speeding ticket in North Dakota?
North Dakota gives 0 points for 6 to 10 mph over; 1 point for 11 to 15 mph over; 3 points for 16 to 20 mph over; 5 points for 21 to 25 mph over; 9 points for 26 to 35 mph over; more bands in the table.
Sources
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