§ 2435. Rule-making Authority
TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 2: REGISTRATION AND LICENSES § 2435. Exemption. The requirement of a Motorcycle Safety Program may be waived if: (a) The operator has in his or her immediate possession a valid motorcycle operator’s license or a valid driver’s license that is endorsed to operate a motorcycle issued by any other territory, or state from the United States. (1) Apply for a CNMI motorcycle endorsed driver’s license from the Bureau of Motor Vehicle. (2) Upon issuance of the motorcycle endorsed CNMI driver’s license, such person shall surrender the driver’s license previously issued by the other territory, or state from the United States to the Bureau of Motor Vehicle, unless the Commissioner of Department of Public Safety has adopted other procedures for the disposition of the previously issued license. (b) The operator has in his or her immediate possession a valid motorcycle operator’s license or a valid license that is endorsed to operate a motorcycle issued by the other territory or state from the United States may operate a motorcycle upon the CNMI’s public streets or highway for a period not exceeding thirty days from the date such person arrived in the CNMI. (1) However, upon the expiration of such thirty day period, such person must have been issued a motorcycle endorsed CNMI driver’s license in order to continue operating a motorcycle in the CNMI. (i) Upon issuance of the motorcycle endorsed CNMI driver’s license, such person shall surrender the driver’s license previously issued by the other territory, or state from the United States to the Bureau of Motor Vehicle, unless the Commissioner of Department of Public Safety has adopted other procedures for the disposition of the previously issued license. (c) An applicant presents evidence of successful completion of an approved Motorcycle Safety Education Safety course issued by another territory or state from the United States. Source: PL 19-12, § 2(106) (Oct. 15, 2015), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission struck the figures “(30)” in subsections (b) and (b)(1) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e). The Commission changed “CNMI’s the” to “the CNMI’s” in subsection (b), changed “issue” in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1)(i) to “issued,” removed the word “If” from subsection (c) and capitalized “an” in subsection (c), and inserted a period at the end of subsection (b)(1)(i) all pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission