# Title 37 — Department of Transportation

## Article 37-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 37-01-01 — Organization of Department of Transportation

### § 37-01-01-01. Organization and functions of department of transportation.

1. Organization of the department.
a. History. The state highway department was created, in its organizational concept, by
chapter 159 of the 1927 Session Laws. Extensive changes in duties and responsibilities
were made by the enactment of chapter 177 of the 1953 Session Laws and various
amendments made thereafter. On January 1, 1990, the highway department became the
department of transportation (chapter 72 of the 1989 Session Laws).
b. Department of transportation responsibilities. The general responsibilities of the
department of transportation are predicated upon North Dakota Century Code titles 24
and 39, title 23 of the United States Code, and title 23 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. Under North Dakota Century Code title 24, the department of transportation
is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and protection of the state
highway system. Additional responsibilities are found under various chapters of North
Dakota Century Code title 39 and relate to the supervision of the driver's licensing
process in the state and regulation of the use of the state highway system by recreational
vehicles, the regulation of outdoor advertising adjacent to state highways, and the
prescribing of uniform standards for traffic signs.
2. Mission statement. The mission statement of the North Dakota department of transportation
is:
Providing a transportation system that safely moves people and goods.
3. Inquiries. General inquiries regarding the department may be addressed to:
Communications Division
North Dakota Department of Transportation
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0700
General inquiries may also be electronically mailed to:
dot@nd.gov
4. Internet address. For more information regarding the department, visit:
www.dot.nd.gov
History: Amended effective December 1, 1981; September 1, 1983; November 1, 1985;
October 1,1987; March 1, 1993; April 1, 2007.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02
