39-10.3 Experimental Vehicles
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 39-10.3EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLES39-10.3-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Chase vehicle" means a motor vehicle that accompanies an experimental vehicle<br>while operating on a highway.2."Experimental vehicle" means a vehicle with an unladen weight of six thousand<br>pounds [2721.55 kilograms] or less which may be equipped with any configuration of<br>axles and wheels and which is primarily powered by some source other than a<br>combustion engine, muscle, or an animal.39-10.3-02. Applicability. An experimental vehicle is a motor vehicle under this title,except:1.Chapter 39-22 does not apply to experimental vehicles.2.Registration of an experimental vehicle is governed by this chapter.3.The governing body of a political subdivision may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the<br>use of an experimental vehicle operating within the political subdivision's corporate<br>limits in areas under the jurisdiction of the political subdivision.39-10.3-03.Experimental vehicle registration - Application - Issuance - Fees -Renewal.1.An individual may not operate an experimental vehicle unless the vehicle has been<br>registered in accordance with this chapter.2.The department shall design and furnish an application that must be used to register<br>an experimental vehicle. The registration must state the name and address of every<br>owner of the experimental vehicle and must be signed by at least one owner. A<br>copy of the application is evidence of registration for the first thirty days after the<br>date of application.3.On receipt of an application and the appropriate fee, the department shall register<br>the experimental vehicle and assign a registration number and a certificate of<br>registration. The certificate of registration must include information regarding name<br>and address of the owner.4.The fee for registration of an experimental vehicle is fifty dollars for each registration<br>cycle of one year ending on March thirty-first. The department may prorate the initial<br>registration fee. For a duplicate or replacement registration number or registration<br>card that is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the department may charge a fee of<br>not more than five dollars.5.To renew a registration, the owner of an experimental vehicle shall follow the<br>procedure adopted by the department and pay the registration fee.6.The department may adopt rules for the registration of experimental vehicles and the<br>display of registration numbers.39-10.3-04. Exemption from fees. Payment of fees is not required of an experimentalvehicle owned and used by the United States, a state or any of its agencies, institutions, or<br>political subdivisions; an experimental vehicle registered in a foreign country and temporarily<br>used in this state; or an experimental vehicle validly licensed in another state and which has not<br>been in this state for more than thirty consecutive days.Page No. 139-10.3-05. Transfer or termination of experimental vehicle ownership - Change ofaddress of owner. Within fifteen days of a transfer of any ownership interest in an experimental<br>vehicle, other than a security interest, the destruction or abandonment of any experimental<br>vehicle, or a change of address of the owner as listed with the application for registration, written<br>notice of the fact must be given by the last registered owner to the director in the form the<br>director requires.39-10.3-06. Rules of operation. A person may not operate an experimental vehicle ona highway without being accompanied by a chase vehicle. The chase vehicle must follow the<br>experimental vehicle at a safe-driving distance.39-10.3-07. Equipment. An experimental vehicle must be equipped with a horn, frontand rear turn signal lamps, stop lamps, a balanced and coreactive dual-braking system, a<br>windshield, a safety belt installed at each seating position, an exterior mirror mounted on the<br>operator's side of the vehicle, a roll cage that encompasses the entire driver, fresh air intake<br>vents or wheel openings, and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger's side of the<br>vehicle or an interior rearview mirror.39-10.3-08. Penalty. A violation of this chapter for which there is no penalty in this title isa class B misdemeanor.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 39-10.3 experimental vehicles]]>