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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota updates off-highway vehicle definitions, local street rules, and penalty fees
Last action · April 2, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31Sponsors: Rep. Heilman, Matthew and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
North Dakota redefines off-highway vehicle categories, explicitly excludes electric bicycles, authorizes cities and counties to regulate or prohibit vehicle use on local streets, and adjusts penalty fees for chapter violations.
Modifies local authority over vehicle routing and updates fine amounts for registration and operational infractions for riders across the state.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
off-highway vehicle operators
Operators face updated vehicle classifications, potential local operating restrictions enacted by cities and counties, and revised infraction fee structures.
political subdivisions
Cities and counties gain explicit statutory authority to adopt ordinances regulating, restricting, or prohibiting off-highway vehicle use within their jurisdictions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are electric bicycles considered off-highway vehicles under this law?
Can local cities and counties ban off-highway vehicles on their roads?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 2, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/31
- Apr 1, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/27
- Mar 26, 2025HouseEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 26, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 25, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 24, 2025HouseReturned to House
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 21, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 0
- Mar 20, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- Mar 13, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 11:00
- Feb 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
- Feb 19, 2025SenateReceived from House
- Feb 18, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 83 nays 6
- Feb 17, 2025HouseCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0
- Jan 30, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 03:00
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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