North Dakota DMV practice test
Prepare for the North Dakota learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
North Dakota practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real North Dakota knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
North Dakota laws
Rules that are specific to North Dakota.
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Key rules from the North Dakota handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.
- Applicants under 16 must complete at least 50 hours of supervised driving.
- Report crashes with injury or death, or with combined property damage of $4,000 or more.
- Report an address change within 10 days.
- $150 for a first violation.
- You may renew up to 10 months before expiration without losing remaining time.
- No driving from the later of sunset or 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., with listed exceptions.
Rules of the road
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Signal continuously for the last 100 feet before the turn.
- Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Use low beams within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following.
- Use your headlights from sunset to sunrise, and whenever needed for safe driving.
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.
- Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 500 feet away.
- Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection, a railroad crossing, or a tunnel.
- An $80 minimum.
- At least 200 feet before.
- About 300 feet; a loaded tractor-trailer may need more than 400 feet.
- When visibility is less than 1,000 feet.
- A $500 fine.
- From October 15 to April 15.
- A $100 fine.
- $25 and one point on the driver's license.
Speed limits
- 25 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- 25 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.
- 20 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.
- Up to 80 mph on rural interstates where posted.
- Gravel or dirt roads: 55 mph; divided multi-lane highways: 70; rural interstates: 80.
- 20 mph when passing a school during school recess.
- Divided multi-lane: 70; rural paved 2-lane if posted: 65; gravel: 55; rural interstate: 80.
Parking
- Do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 10 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 15 feet of a STOP sign.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
Alcohol and drugs
- 180 days to three years.
- 91 days; 180 days if the AC is .18 or higher; 365 days for a second offense.
How to get a driver's license in North Dakota
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 14 years old).
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
North Dakota driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 14 years old
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 25 mph
- Business district
- 25 mph
- School zone
- 20 mph
- Rural interstate (max)
- 80 mph
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 10 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 10 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 15 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Crash must be reported if damage is
- $4,000
- Report a new address within
- 10 days
Sample questions
In North Dakota, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 12 years old
- 14 years old
- 14½ years old
- 15 years old
North Dakota: you can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.
In North Dakota, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?
- 17½ years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 21 years old
North Dakota: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
In North Dakota, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
North Dakota: do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
North Dakota permit test: questions and answers
According to the North Dakota driver handbook, the minimum age is 14.
From the official North Dakota driver handbook (North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.