North Dakota Move-Over Law

What North Dakota requires

North Dakota widened this one in 2023. Move over a lane for any stopped vehicle showing hazards, not just cops and plows, on the interstate or a multi-lane highway outside town. Can't move over safely? Slow to a safe speed. Skating past an emergency or maintenance vehicle runs $50 and 2 points; a regular hazard-lit vehicle is $20 (N.D.C.C. 39-10-26).

Who you move over for, and the fallback

• Move over for: Police, fire, ambulance, tow trucks, and NDDOT/highway maintenance vehicles, plus (since 2023) any stopped motor vehicle displaying hazard warning lights. Applies on the interstate and on multi-lane divided highways outside city limits.
• If you can't move over: Move to a lane not adjacent to the stopped vehicle if you can do it safely. If you can't, reduce speed to a safe and reasonable level for conditions until you're past it.
• 2023 expansion added any hazard-lit vehicle (a family with a flat, a utility crew) to the older responder/maintenance duty, so older 'responders only' summaries are outdated. Note for drivers: it only applies on the interstate and multi-lane divided highways outside town, not on ordinary two-lane roads.

What a violation costs

Blowing past an emergency or highway maintenance vehicle is $50 and 2 points. A stopped vehicle showing hazards is $20 and 0 points. Causing a crash bumps it to an infraction with steeper penalties.

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