North Dakota Code 39-16.1-19 – Cancellation of bond or return of deposit
1. The director shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the director shall direct and the Bank of North Dakota shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the director shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 39-16.1-19
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
a. At any time after one year from the date such proof was required when, during the one-year period preceding the request, the director has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require the revocation of the license or operating privilege, or both, of the person by or for whom such proof was furnished.
b. The death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle.
c. The surrender of the person’s license to the director by the person who has given proof.
2. The director may not consent to the cancellation of any bond or the return of any money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by such proof is then pending or any judgment upon any such liability is then unsatisfied, or in the event the person who has filed such bond or deposited such money or securities has, within one year immediately preceding such request, been involved as an operator or owner in any motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of such facts, or that the applicant has been released from all of the applicant’s liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, for such injury or damage, is sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the director.
3. Whenever any person whose proof has been canceled or returned under subdivision c of subsection 1 applies for a license within a period of one year from the date proof was originally required, the application must be refused. The person’s operator’s license and driving privileges remain under suspension or revocation until the applicant re-establishes proof for the remainder of the one-year period.