AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 39-32-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the exemption from the requirement to maintain a record of duty status for certain intrastate drivers; and to declare an emergency.
Summary
SB 2075 amends North Dakota law governing when certain intrastate commercial drivers are exempt from keeping a record of duty status. The bill applies to drivers operating within a 150 air-mile radius of their normal work-reporting location or vehicle worksite, and it preserves the requirement that drivers have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between work periods. It also changes the daily on-duty limit for the exemption from 12 hours to 14 hours, while requiring the driver to return to the work-reporting location and be released from work within 14 consecutive hours, except for driver salespersons.
The bill also requires motor carriers to maintain accurate time records showing when the driver reports for and is released from duty, and to keep those records for six months. SB 2075 is declared an emergency measure, meaning it takes effect immediately upon enactment rather than waiting for the normal effective date. In practical terms, the bill updates the state’s intrastate hours-of-service recordkeeping exemption to align with a longer workday window for qualifying drivers while retaining documentation requirements for carriers.
Impact
SB 2075 amends subsection 5 of section 39-32-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, narrowing and clarifying the exemption from maintaining a record of duty status for certain intrastate drivers. It changes the statutory on-duty threshold from 12 hours to 14 hours for qualifying drivers, while keeping the 150 air-mile radius, 10-hour off-duty separation, and six-month record-retention requirement. The bill affects intrastate commercial drivers, motor carriers, and enforcement of state trucking recordkeeping rules, and it operates as an emergency measure so the revised standard becomes effective immediately.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial. It passed the Senate 47-0 and the House 91-0, indicating unanimous or near-unanimous approval in both chambers. No committee transcript was provided, but the voting history suggests the measure was viewed favorably as a technical or operational update to trucking regulations rather than a contentious policy change.
Contention
No notable opposition is reflected in the available record. The only substantive policy change is extending the allowable on-duty period for exempt intrastate drivers from 12 to 14 hours, which may have been intended to give carriers and drivers more flexibility. Because the bill passed unanimously and no committee discussion is available, there is no evidence of disagreement over the 150-mile radius, the recordkeeping requirement, or the emergency clause.
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