North Dakota: Do you need a front license plate?
North Dakota requires two license plates on a passenger car, one on the front and one on the rear.
The law requires two number plates, displayed level and upright, one on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle. House trailers and some apportioned commercial vehicles are treated differently.
What the law says
Unless otherwise provided by law, an individual may not operate a vehicle on a public highway of this state unless the vehicle has a distinctive number assigned to the vehicle by the department, and two number plates, bearing the distinctive number conspicuously displayed, horizontally and in an upright position, one on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle, each securely fastened, except number plates assigned to a housetrailer must be attached to the rear of the housetrailer.
Sources
- N.D. Cent. Code § 39-04-11 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- N.D. Cent. Code ch. 39-04 (official PDF) Official · ndlegis.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- North Dakota Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
- Phone
- 701-328-2725
- Website
- dot.nd.gov
How bordering states compare
- Minnesota Front and rear platesMinnesota requires passenger cars to display one plate on the front and one on the rear.
- Montana Front and rear platesMontana requires most vehicles to display one plate on the front and one on the rear.
- South Dakota Front and rear platesSouth Dakota requires a passenger car to display two plates, one on the front and one on the rear.
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