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North Dakota Car / Permit: Penalties & Licensing practice test
The point system, license suspension, provisional-license rules, insurance requirements, and other licensing basics.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How far ahead of expiration may a North Dakota license be renewed without losing unused time?
Correct answer: Ten months
You may renew up to ten months before the expiration date and still keep whatever time was left on the old license.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Renewals
2. How long must someone live in North Dakota before being treated as a resident for licensing?
Correct answer: 90 consecutive days
Living in the state for 90 consecutive days makes a person a resident for driver licensing, apart from named exceptions such as tourists, nonresident students, and stationed service members.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Your Operator's License
3. How many points does an approved driver improvement course remove in North Dakota?
Correct answer: Three points
Completing a driver improvement program the state has approved — a defensive driving class, for instance — knocks three points off the total.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Point System
4. How does a clean stretch of driving reduce points on a North Dakota record?
Correct answer: One point for every three months without a new violation
For every three-month span in which no new points are entered against the record, one point comes off the total.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Point System
5. How many hours of supervised practice must a North Dakota permit holder under 16 complete?
Correct answer: 50 hours
Anyone under 16 owes at least 50 hours behind the wheel under supervision in varied conditions, and that total sits on top of formal driver education.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Permits
6. What is the youngest age at which a person may apply for a North Dakota instruction permit?
Correct answer: 14
Permit applicants must have reached 14; those under 18 also need the sponsorship and approval of a parent or legal guardian.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Permits
7. How soon must you tell the Driver License Division about a change of name or address?
Correct answer: Within 10 days
A name or address change has to be reported to the Driver License Division inside ten days, backed by documentary evidence of the change.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Change of Name or Address
8. Who may supervise a North Dakota instruction permit holder?
Correct answer: A licensed driver at least 18 with three years of experience, seated beside the learner
The supervising rider must hold a valid license for that class of vehicle, be 18 or older, have three years of driving behind them, and sit in the seat next to the permit holder.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Permits
9. How long may a new North Dakota resident keep driving on an out-of-state Class D license?
Correct answer: 60 days
After you become a resident you may go on using another state's license for 60 days; then North Dakota's own tests are required. Commercial classes get only 30 days.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Your Operator's License
10. A 15-year-old holds a restricted Class D license. When may that driver not be behind the wheel alone?
Correct answer: From the later of sundown or 9 p.m. until 5 a.m.
A restricted license at 15 bars solo driving from whichever falls later — sundown or 9 p.m. — until 5 a.m., unless the trip runs directly to or from a job, a school function, or a religious event.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Minors Driver License
11. How long must a 16- or 17-year-old hold an instruction permit before taking the road test?
Correct answer: Six months
For applicants who are 16 or 17, the permit must be held six months, or until the applicant turns 18 if that comes sooner, before the road test or its waiver.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Permits
12. How many points on a North Dakota driving record trigger a notice of intended suspension?
Correct answer: 12 or more
Once the record shows 12 or more points, the driver is told the authorities plan to suspend the license and is offered an administrative hearing.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual — Point System
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