# N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06-01: 39-06-01. Operators must be licensed - Additional licensing - Penalty

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06-01
- **Heading:** 39-06-01. Operators must be licensed - Additional licensing - Penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-06 / Section 39-06-01

## Text

39-06-01. Operators must be licensed - Additional licensing - Penalty

1. An individual, unless exempted in this section, may not drive any motor vehicle on a

highway or on public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for

vehicular use in this state unless the individual has a valid license as an operator

under this chapter or a temporary operator's permit issued under chapter 39-20. An

individual may not receive an operator's license or a nondriver identification card until

that individual surrenders to the director all operator's licenses, permits, and nondriver

photo identification cards issued to that individual by any state or country. If a license

issued by another state is surrendered, the director shall notify the issuing state of the

surrender. An individual may be issued either a valid operator's license or a nondriver

identification card at any one time, but not both.

2. An individual licensed as an operator may exercise the privilege granted by the license

on any highway in this state and may not be required to obtain any other license to

exercise the privilege by any political subdivision having authority to adopt police

regulations, except that municipalities may regulate occupations and may regulate the

operation of taxicabs under subsection 27 of section 40-05-01.

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