The director may negotiate and enter into bilateral agreements with the appropriate officials of adjacent states, as provided herein:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 39-19-05

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.

1.    The agreements may provide for the manning and operation of jointly occupied ports of entry, for the collection of highway user fees, registration fees, permit fees, fuel taxes, and any other fees and taxes which may be prescribed by law or rule.

2.    The agreements may further provide for the collection of these fees and taxes by either party state at jointly occupied ports of entry before authorization is given for a vehicle to legally operate within that state or jurisdiction, and for the enforcement of safety, size and weight laws, and rules of the respective states.