# N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-02: 39-04-02. Application for the registration of a vehicle - Contents - Penalty > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-04_S39-04-02 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-02 - **Heading:** 39-04-02. Application for the registration of a vehicle - Contents - Penalty - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-04 / Section 39-04-02 ## Text 39-04-02. Application for the registration of a vehicle - Contents - Penalty Application for the registration of a vehicle must be made as provided in this section: 1. Application must be made by the owner thereof using the legal name as evidenced by a valid state-issued driver's license, identity card, or any other documentary evidence that confirms to the satisfaction of the director the true identity of the owner, upon appropriate forms approved or furnished by the department, and every application must be signed by the owner and must contain the owner's county of residence, address, and a brief description of the vehicle to be registered, including the name of the maker, either the engine, serial, or identification number, if any, whether new or used, and the last license number known, and the state in which issued, and, upon the registration of a new vehicle, the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person first operating the vehicle. When two or more owners are designated, at least one of the owners must comply with the identification requirement in this subsection and all names used must be legal names. The application must contain other information as may be required by the department. 2. If the vehicle for which registration is sought is a specially constructed, reconstructed, or foreign vehicle, the facts must be stated in the application. The owner of every vehicle which has been registered outside this state shall exhibit to the department the certificate of the title and registration card or other evidence as will satisfy the department that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor of the vehicle. 3. If the vehicle for which registration is sought is a new vehicle, no registration may be issued unless a certificate of origin executed by the manufacturer of such vehicle is attached to the application for registration or is attached to the application for the certificate of title for such vehicle. If the new vehicle for which registration is sought is of foreign manufacture, the certificate of origin must be furnished by the importer of such vehicle. The manufacturer or importer of all new vehicles shall designate the total shipping weight of the vehicle on the certificate of origin. 4. In applying for registration the buyer shall state the buyer's post-office address and county and city or township of residence and the dealer shall make specific inquiry relative thereto before completing the application. 5. If the registration is for a semitrailer tank designated as MC306, MC307, MC312, MC330, MC331, or MC338, the applicant must show, upon request by an officer of the highway patrol, the status of compliance with hazardous material rules of the United States department of transportation or of this state. Violation of this subsection is punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-01 39-04-01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-04_S39-04-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-02 39-04-02. 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