N.D. Cent. Code § 24-02-01.2
24-02-01.2. Department of transportation and director of the department of transportation to be substituted for motor vehicle department, registrar of motor vehicles, highway department, and highway commissioner
24-02-01.2. Department of transportation and director of the department of
transportation to be substituted for motor vehicle department, registrar of motor
vehicles, highway department, and highway commissioner.
Wherever the terms "motor vehicle department", "registrar of motor vehicles", "highway
department", or "highway commissioner", or any derivative of those terms which, when used in
context indicates an intention to refer to those persons or departments, shall appear in the North
Dakota Century Code, the term "department of transportation", or the term "director of the
department of transportation", as the case may be, shall be substituted therefor. It is the intent
of the legislative assembly that the department of transportation and the director of the
department of transportation must be substituted for, shall take any actions previously taken by,
and shall perform all duties previously performed by the motor vehicle department, the registrar
of motor vehicles, the highway department, and the highway commissioner.