Permit and under 18 device ban — North Dakota Permit Test
Permit and under 18 device ban on the North Dakota permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In North Dakota, anyone driving on an instruction permit, of any age, and licensed drivers under 18 may not use electronic communication devices while driving, including to talk.
A phone call or message pulls a new driver's eyes and mind off the road at the moment they have the least experience to spare.
Anyone, regardless of age who is operating a vehicle with an instruction permit and licensed drivers under the age of 18 are prohibited from using electronic communication devices while driving.
A permit holder or a driver under 18 may use an electronic device while driving only to get emergency help, to prevent a crime about to be committed, or when someone's life or safety is reasonably believed in danger.
In a real emergency, calling for help can save a life, so that is the one time the ban does not apply.
The only exception is to obtain emergency assistance, to prevent a crime that appears about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that an individual’s life or safety is in danger.
On the test
Which North Dakota drivers are banned from using a phone to talk while driving?
Permit holders and licensed drivers under 18. A phone call or message pulls a new driver's eyes and mind off the road at the moment they have the least experience to spare. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.6: “Anyone, regardless of age who is operating a vehicle with an instruction permit and licensed drivers under the age of 18 are prohibited from using electronic communication devices while driving.”
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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)