N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.1-11
39-06.1-11. Temporary restricted license - Ignition interlock device
39-06.1-11. Temporary restricted license - Ignition interlock device
1.
Except as provided under subsection 2 or 3, if the director has suspended a license
under section 39-06.1-10 or has extended a suspension or revocation under section
39-06-43, upon receiving written application from the offender affected, the director
may for good cause issue a temporary restricted operator's license valid for the
remainder of the suspension period after seven days of the suspension period have
passed.
2.
If the director has suspended a license under chapter 39-20, or after a violation of
section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance, upon written application of the offender the
director may issue a temporary restricted license that takes effect after thirty days of
the suspension have been served after a first offense under section 39-08-01 or
chapter 39-20, but if the offender is participating in the twenty-four seven sobriety
program under chapter 54-12, the director shall issue a temporary restricted license
that takes effect after fourteen days of the suspension have been served if the driver is
not subject to any unrelated suspension or revocation.
3.
For any suspension or revocation imposed under the law, the director shall issue a
temporary restricted license if the offender is participating in and compliant with the
twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54-12 or if the offender has not
committed an offense for a period of one year before the date of the filing of a written
application. The application must be accompanied by:
a.
Proof of financial responsibility and a report from an appropriate licensed
addiction treatment program and, if prescribed, proof of compliance with
attendance rules in an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program; or
b.
If the offender is participating in the twenty-four seven sobriety program, proof of
program participation.
4.
For a temporary restricted license under subsection 3, the director may conduct a
hearing for the purposes of obtaining information, reports, and evaluations from courts,
law enforcement, and citizens to determine the offender's conduct and driving behavior
during the prerequisite period of time. The director may require an ignition interlock
device be installed in the offender's vehicle and may require the applicant to submit
proof of attendance at a driver training course approved by the director. The director
may impose additional conditions as reasonably necessary to ensure compliance.
5.
The director may not issue a temporary restricted license for a period of license
revocation or suspension imposed under section 39-06-31. A temporary restricted
license may be issued for suspensions ordered under subsection 7 of section
39-06-32 if it could have been issued had the suspension resulted from in-state
conduct.
6.
a.
In addition to any restrictions authorized under section 39-06-17, the director may
impose any of the following conditions upon the use of a temporary restricted
license issued under this section for the use of a motor vehicle by the offender:
(1)
To use during the licensee's normal working hours;
(2)
To use for attendance at an appropriate licensed addiction treatment
program or a treatment program ordered by a court; or
(3)
To use as necessary to prevent the substantial deprivation of the
educational, medical, or nutritional needs of the offender or an immediate
family member of the offender.
b.
Violation of a restriction imposed according to this section is deemed a violation
of section 39-06-17.
c.
This section does not limit the director's authority to cancel a temporary restricted
license for good cause.
7.
If an offender has been charged with, or convicted of, a second or subsequent
violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance, or if the offender's license is
subject to suspension under chapter 39-20 and the offender's operator's license is not
subject to an unrelated suspension or revocation in this state, the director shall issue a
temporary restricted license to the offender upon the restriction the offender participate
in the twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54-12. The offender shall
submit an application to the director for a temporary restricted license along with
submission of proof of financial responsibility and proof of participation in the
twenty-four seven sobriety program to receive a temporary restricted license.
8.
If the director denies a temporary restricted license under this section, or denies a
request for a hearing under subsection 4, the applicant may appeal within thirty days
after the date of the decision by filing a notice of appeal in the district court in the
county where the applicant resides and by serving the notice of appeal on the director.
On appeal the district court shall review the application and may authorize
presentation of additional evidence.
9.
If an offender is participating in an approved treatment court program, the court may
order issuance of a temporary restricted license. Upon application by the offender, the
director shall issue a temporary restricted license to the participant subject to
conditions specified by the court.
a.
The application must be accompanied by proof of financial responsibility, the
court's order, and the designated reinstatement fee.
b.
For purposes of this subsection, "approved treatment court program" means a
district court-supervised treatment program approved by the supreme court.
10.
An individual who has a temporary restricted driver's license and commits a moving
traffic violation is subject to the fee specified for the violation, plus an additional fee of
one hundred dollars.
11.
The director shall revoke an individual's temporary restricted license if the individual
commits three moving traffic violations after being issued the temporary restricted
license. A revocation under this subsection may only last a period of thirty days.