AN ACT to amend and reenact section 39-21-52 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to equipment exemption for certain street rod, collector, or special interest motor vehicles.
HB 1155 creates a new "certificate of collector's title" for owners of reconstructed, rebuilt, antique, or vintage street rods, collector vehicles, or special interest motor vehicles in North Dakota. This certificate allows owners to legally reconstruct, rebuild, or sell these vehicles without requiring a safety inspection, but it prohibits driving them on public roads, streets, or highways (violating this is a class A misdemeanor). Owners must pay a $10 fee and provide proof of ownership, while the state may deny the certificate for false statements, unpaid taxes, or if the vehicle is stolen or under lien. The law directly affects classic car owners and collectors seeking to legally modify or sell their vehicles without standard inspection requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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This bill amends the North Dakota Century Code to clarify and expand the equipment exemption for street rods, collector, and special interest motor vehicles. It ensures these vehicles are exempt from certain safety equipment requirements (bumpers, tires, and fenders) while maintaining that they must retain equipment originally required at the time of manufacture. The bill also includes a clearer definition of what qualifies as a street rod, collector, or special interest vehicle.
Scope change
The scope of the exemption remains focused on street rods, collector, and special interest motor vehicles, but the definition and requirements are now more precisely articulated to reduce ambiguity.
DEFINITION
Added a clearer definition specifying that qualifying vehicles must be manufactured before 1949 by a recognized manufacturer and retain general appearance and original body configuration, or be designed to resemble such vehicles and be at least forty years old.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that while exempt from certain safety equipment rules, these vehicles must still have all equipment in operating condition that was specifically required by law when first manufactured.
ENFORCEMENT
Explicitly authorized the director to adopt rules to implement the section, providing administrative flexibility for enforcement.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2025 · House Feb 19, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 14, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:01
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 92 nays 0
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:00
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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