Under the Trooper's Hat

North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Hayen's feature 'Under the Trooper's Hat' provides information for safe traveling on ND's roadways as well as the duties and responsibilities of NDHP troopers. Articles appear in local newspapers as well as on this site. Click on the title to read the article.

• Size and Weight New!

• Handicap Parking and Placards 

• LiDAR and Radar 

• Right of Way and Stop Signs 

• Vehicle Registration Suspension 

• Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Emergency Vehicles 

• Titling and Lienholders 

• FMCSA Part 393: Proper equipment and maintenance of commercial motor vehicles  

• 2023 Legislative Changes Taking Effect Aug. 1 

• Active Threats 

• Construction Zone Speeds 

• Online Crash Report Requests  

• Larger Tires  

• Renewal and Registration

• Restricted Licenses for Minors

• Crash Reconstruction Team (CRT)

• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 

• Dirt Road Jurisdiction 

• Jurisdictional Authority 

• REAL ID Questions 

• Farm Machinery Operators 

• NDHP Hiring Process 

• School Bus Safety 

• Laser/Radar Detectors, Double Yellow Lines and Trailer Registration 

• Concealed Carry and Constitutional Carry 

• Rural Bicycle Safety 

• Anhydrous Ammonia

• Real ID 

• Citizen Questions 

• ND's Point System for Drivers 

• Juvenile Drivers

• Entrapment

• CDLs and Alcohol Related Offenses

• DVR Stickers and Crashes

• Fines and Fees 

• Bike Safety 

• OHVs and ATVs

• Transporting Anhydrous Ammonia 

• Spring Road Restrictions 

• State Radio 

• Questions from Students 

• Move Over Law 

• Safe Driving Practices