# Title 38 — Highway Patrol

## Article 38-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 38-01-01 — Organization of Highway Patrol

### § 38-01-01-01. Organization of North Dakota highway patrol.

1. History. The 1935 legislative assembly passed a law creating the North Dakota highway
patrol, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 39-03. This chapter required the
highway commissioner to appoint a state highway patrol superintendent. In 1951, the
legislative assembly removed the highway patrol from the highway department and placed it
under the direct control of the governor. The governor now appoints the superintendent and
the superintendent appoints personnel to the patrol.
2. Function. The highway patrol is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the laws of the
state relating to the protection and use of the highways in the state, the operation of motor and
other vehicles upon such highways; a public education and information program to reduce
accidents and encourage safe driving practices; security and protection for the governor, the
governor's immediate family, and other officers next in order of succession to the office of
governor; police powers on state property; and the operation, maintenance, and
administration of the law enforcement training academy.
3. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the highway patrol may be addressed to the superintendent:
Superintendent
North Dakota Highway Patrol
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 504
Bismarck, ND 58505-0240
ndhpinfo@nd.gov
History: Amended effective November 1, 1981; November 1, 1985; January 1, 1992; April 1, 1993;
July 1, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02.1
