Driving while license suspended or revoked—Impoundment of license plates.

Fargo Municipal Code § 8-0309

in effect

8-0309. - Driving while license suspended or revoked—Impoundment of license plates. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any public or private way, street, alley, parking lot, or area to which the public has a right of access for vehicular use, within the city, at a time when the driver's privilege to do so is suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction. If the suspension or revocation was imposed for violation of § 39-08-01 of the North Dakota Century Code or equivalent statute or ordinance or was governed by § 39-06-31 or chapter 39-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, the sentence must be at least four consecutive days' imprisonment and such fine as the court deems proper. Upon conviction for violation of this ordinance, the court may, in addition to the imposition of the penalty, order the motor vehicle number plates of the motor vehicle owned by the offender at the time of the offense to be impounded by the chief law enforcement officer of the city or designated representative for the duration of the period of suspension of the offender's driver's license or driving privileges by the licensing authority. The impounded motor vehicle number plates may be released, upon the order of the court, to a bona fide purchaser of the offender's motor vehicle, if that purchaser produces a new certificate of title issued by the registrar of motor vehicles. The municipal Judge may order the destruction of a motor vehicle number plate as permitted in state law. A court may dismiss a charge under this section upon motion by the defendant if the defendant's operator's license is reinstated within sixty days of the date of the offense and the defendant provides to the court satisfactory evidence of the reinstatement. Alternatively, upon motion, a court may grant a motion to amend a charge under this section to a violation of section 8-0305(B). Source: 1952 Rev. Ord. 1119 (1962), 1965 Rev. Ord. 8-0309, 1379 (1970), 1651 (1975), 2049 (1982), 2606 (1992), 2820 (1997), 5339 (2022), 5505 (2025).

Source: City of Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Municipal Code and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nd/fargo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=FARGO_MUNICIPAL_CODECIFANODA_CH8TRCO_ART8-03REGOOP_8-0309DRWHLISUREMPLIPLFetched: 11/7/2026