Class D license scope — North Dakota Permit Test
Class D license scope on the North Dakota permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A North Dakota Class D license covers any single vehicle under 26,001 pounds GVWR, which may tow trailers of not over 10,000 pounds GVWR.
Heavier vehicles and loads take more skill to stop and steer, so they need a higher class of license.
Class D: Any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR may tow trailers not over 10,000 pounds GVWR.
A Class D driver must be 18, or under the farm exemption, if the combined weight exceeds 26,000 pounds.
A heavy truck and trailer together are harder to stop and control, so the state keeps them for older drivers.
NOTE: Must be 18 years of age or under farm exemption if combined weight exceeds 26,000 pounds.
An emergency vehicle, RV, camper, a vehicle driven by an active-duty member for military purposes, or a vehicle towing a personal travel trailer may be driven with a Class D license.
These vehicles are driven like ordinary ones, so the state does not demand a commercial license for them.
An emergency vehicle, RV, camper, vehicle driven by active duty member for military purposes, or a vehicle towing a travel trailer being used solely for personal purposes may be driven with a Class D license.
On the test
What is the heaviest trailer a Class D vehicle may tow in North Dakota?
10,000 pounds GVWR. Heavier vehicles and loads take more skill to stop and steer, so they need a higher class of license. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.8: “Class D: Any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR may tow trailers not over 10,000 pounds GVWR.”
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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)