1.    Except as provided under subsection 2 or 3, if the director has suspended a license under section 39-06.1-10 or has extended a suspension or revocation under section 39-06-43, upon receiving written application from the offender affected, the director may for good cause issue a temporary restricted operator’s license valid for the remainder of the suspension period after seven days of the suspension period have passed.

2.    If the director has suspended a license under chapter 39-20, or after a violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance, upon written application of the offender the director may issue a temporary restricted license that takes effect after thirty days of the suspension have been served after a first offense under section 39-08-01 or chapter 39-20, but if the offender is participating in the twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54-12, the director shall issue a temporary restricted license that takes effect after fourteen days of the suspension have been served if the driver is not subject to any unrelated suspension or revocation.

3.    For any suspension or revocation imposed under the law, the director shall issue a temporary restricted license if the offender is participating in and compliant with the twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54-12 or if the offender has not committed an offense for a period of one year before the date of the filing of a written application. The application must be accompanied by:

a.    Proof of financial responsibility and a report from an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program and, if prescribed, proof of compliance with attendance rules in an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program; or

b.    If the offender is participating in the twenty-four seven sobriety program, proof of program participation.

4.    For a temporary restricted license under subsection 3, the director may conduct a hearing for the purposes of obtaining information, reports, and evaluations from courts, law enforcement, and citizens to determine the offender’s conduct and driving behavior during the prerequisite period of time. The director may require an ignition interlock device be installed in the offender’s vehicle and may require the applicant to submit proof of attendance at a driver training course approved by the director. The director may impose additional conditions as reasonably necessary to ensure compliance.

5.    The director may not issue a temporary restricted license for a period of license revocation or suspension imposed under section 39-06-31. A temporary restricted    license may be issued for suspensions ordered under subsection 7 of section 39-06-32 if it could have been issued had the suspension resulted from in-state conduct.

6.     a.    In addition to any restrictions authorized under section 39-06-17, the director may impose any of the following conditions upon the use of a temporary restricted license issued under this section for the use of a motor vehicle by the offender: (1) To use during the licensee’s normal working hours; (2) To use for attendance at an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program or a treatment program ordered by a court; or

(3) To use as necessary to prevent the substantial deprivation of the educational, medical, or nutritional needs of the offender or an immediate family member of the offender.

b.    Violation of a restriction imposed according to this section is deemed a violation of section 39-06-17.

c.    This section does not limit the director’s authority to cancel a temporary restricted license for good cause.

7.    If an offender has been charged with, or convicted of, a second or subsequent violation of section 39-08-01 or equivalent ordinance, or if the offender’s license is subject to suspension under chapter 39-20 and the offender’s operator’s license is not subject to an unrelated suspension or revocation in this state, the director shall issue a temporary restricted license to the offender upon the restriction the offender participate in the twenty-four seven sobriety program under chapter 54-12. The offender shall submit an application to the director for a temporary restricted license along with submission of proof of financial responsibility and proof of participation in the twenty-four seven sobriety program to receive a temporary restricted license.

8.    If the director denies a temporary restricted license under this section, or denies a request for a hearing under subsection 4, the applicant may appeal within thirty days after the date of the decision by filing a notice of appeal in the district court in the county where the applicant resides and by serving the notice of appeal on the director. On appeal the district court shall review the application and may authorize presentation of additional evidence.

9.    If an offender is participating in an approved drug court program, the court may order issuance of a temporary restricted license. Upon application by the offender, the director shall issue a temporary restricted license to the participant subject to conditions specified by the court.

a.    The application must be accompanied by proof of financial responsibility, the court’s order, and the designated reinstatement fee.

b.    For purposes of this subsection, “approved drug court program” means a district court-supervised treatment program approved by the supreme court.