# N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-07: 57-40.3-07. Title or license registration not to be issued unless tax paid > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T57_C57-40.3_S57-40.3-07 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-07 - **Heading:** 57-40.3-07. Title or license registration not to be issued unless tax paid - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 57 / Chapter 57-40.3 / Section 57-40.3-07 ## Text 57-40.3-07. Title or license registration not to be issued unless tax paid No title or license registration shall be issued by the director of the department of transportation for the ownership or operation of any motor vehicle to any applicant for title or license registration unless the tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the applicant to the director of the department of transportation except: 1. For those vehicles which have been previously licensed and the applicant for license registration is the same person in whose name the license registration had previously been issued. 2. For those vehicles transferred by way of gift between a husband and wife, parent and child, or brothers and sisters. 3. For those vehicles which have been previously licensed and the applicant for license registration is the same business organization to which the license registration had been issued but the name of which has been changed through incorporation or other reorganization in business structure but the ownership of which remains in the same person or persons as prior to the reorganization. 4. For vehicles which have been previously licensed and are transferred between a member of a general or limited partnership and the partnership at the time the partnership is established or terminated, between a stockholder of a corporation and the corporation at the time the corporation is organized or liquidated, or between a member of a limited liability company and the limited liability company at the time the limited liability company is organized or terminated. 5. For a vehicle leased and registered or licensed in another state by a nonresident individual who is stationed as a member of the armed services of the United States in this state, the vehicle is exempt from tax imposed under this chapter and registration in this state must be issued upon application and payment of appropriate registration fees. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-01 57-40.3-01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T57_C57-40.3_S57-40.3-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-02 57-40.3-02. Tax imposed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T57_C57-40.3_S57-40.3-02.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-02.1 57-40.3-02.1. Tax imposed on motor vehicle lease](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T57_C57-40.3_S57-40.3-02.1.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 57-40.3-03 57-40.3-03. Separate and additional tax imposed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T57_C57-40.3_S57-40.3-03.md) - [N.D. Cent. 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