N.D. Cent. Code § 39-21-24
39-21-24. Arrest for improperly adjusted headlamps or improper bulbs - Certificate of conformance a defense
39-21-24. Arrest for improperly adjusted headlamps or improper bulbs - Certificate of
conformance a defense.
The driver of any motor vehicle equipped with approved headlamps, auxiliary driving lamps,
rear lamps, or signal lamps who is arrested upon the charge that such lamps are adjusted
improperly or are equipped with bulbs of a candle power not approved for use therewith, must
be allowed forty-eight hours within which to bring such lamps into conformance with the
requirements of this chapter. It is a defense to any such charge that the person arrested
produces in court or submits to the state's attorney a certificate showing that within forty-eight
hours after such arrest such lamps have been made to conform with the requirements of this
chapter.