North Dakota Code § 23.1-15-04

Conditions under which an abandoned motor vehicle is eligible for
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immediate disposal.
An abandoned motor vehicle for which the value as determined by the party with custody is 
no more than one thousand dollars and for which the owner, lienholders, or secured parties 
cannot be identified with reasonable certainty after a search of the department of transportation 
records is immediately eligible for disposition by a permitted scrap iron processor, and is not 
subject to the notification, reclamation, or title provisions of this chapter. Any license plate 
displayed on an abandoned motor vehicle must be removed and destroyed prior to the 
purchaser taking possession of the vehicle. An abandoned motor vehicle qualifying for 
immediate disposal is not eligible for reimbursement of storage costs under section 23.1-15-09.

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