Child passenger law — North Dakota Permit Test
Child passenger law on the North Dakota permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
North Dakota's child passenger safety law requires children under 8 years of age to be properly secured in a child restraint (car seat or booster seat).
An adult belt does not fit a small child, and in a crash it can slide up onto the neck or belly.
Children under eight years of age must be properly secured in a child restraint (car seat or booster seat).
A seat belt may be substituted for a child restraint for children who are at least 57 inches tall.
Height is what makes an adult belt cross the hips and shoulder rather than the belly and neck.
A seat belt may be substituted for children who are at least 57 inches tall.
Children ages 8 through 17 must be properly secured in a seat belt or child restraint.
Teenagers are thrown from cars just like adults, so the law keeps every young rider belted.
Children ages eight through seventeen must be properly secured in a seat belt or child restraint.
The penalty for violating North Dakota's child passenger safety law is $25 and 1 point against the license of the driver.
The driver is the one who decides whether the children are buckled, so the driver carries the penalty.
The penalty for violation is $25 and one point against the license of the driver.
Correct use of a child restraint includes installing the car seat tightly with the safety belt or LATCH system and snugly securing the child in it.
A loose car seat flies forward in a crash with the child still strapped in it.
Correct use of a child restraint includes (1) installing the car seat tightly in the vehicle with the safety belt or LATCH system and (2) snugly securing the child in the car safety seat.
On the test
Under North Dakota law, children under what age must be secured in a child restraint?
Under 8. An adult belt does not fit a small child, and in a crash it can slide up onto the neck or belly. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.34: “Children under eight years of age must be properly secured in a child restraint (car seat or booster seat).”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pdf (North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025-2027, Revised 2025, North Dakota Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/noncommercial-driver-license-manual (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/driver-license (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark for the Class D knowledge test)
- https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/37-03-01.pdf (N.D. Admin. Code chapter 37-03-01 and the rest of article 37-03, read 2026-10-04; states no knowledge-test figure)
- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c06.pdf (NDCC chapter 39-06, read 2026-10-04; section 39-06-13 sets what the examination covers and states no figure)