1.    The following individuals are exempt from having an operator’s license:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 39-06-02

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Official: means a municipal judge or a magistrate or other qualified individual appointed by the presiding judge of the judicial district to serve for all or part of the judicial district. See North Dakota Code 39-06.1-01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

a.    An employee of the United States government while operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to that government and being operated on official business.

b.    A nonresident who is at least sixteen years of age, who has in that individual‘s immediate possession a valid operator’s license issued to that individual in that individual’s home state or country.

c.    A member of the armed forces of the United States while that individual is stationed in North Dakota, if that individual has a valid current operator’s license from another state.

d.    An individual over sixteen years of age who becomes a resident of this state and who has in possession a valid operator’s license issued to that individual under the laws of some other state or country or by military authorities of the United States for a period of not more than sixty days after becoming a resident of this state.

e.    A member of the North Dakota national guard operating any military vehicles as authorized by a national guard operator’s license while on duty.

2.    For purposes of this chapter, an individual is deemed a resident of this state when the individual has lived in the state for ninety consecutive days, unless the individual is a nonresident student, a tourist, or a member of the armed forces.