§ 39-08-01.3 Alcohol-related traffic offenses-Ignition interlock devices and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of motor vehicles
§ 39-08-01.3. Alcohol-related traffic offenses--Ignition interlock devices and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of motor vehicles
A motor vehicle owned and operated by a person upon a highway or upon public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for vehicular use may be seized, forfeited, and sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to an order of the court at the time of sentencing if the person is in violation of section 39-08-01 or an equivalent ordinance and has been convicted of violating section 39-08-01 or an equivalent ordinance at least one other time within the five years preceding the violation. The court may also require that an ignition interlock device be installed in the person's vehicle for a period of time that the court deems appropriate.