Rule 2 Definitions

The following definitions apply throughout these rules unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Court” means the NMI Superior Court. “Motor Vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line. “Moving Traffic Offense” means any violation committed while a driver is operating a vehicle in motion, including any temporary or intermittent stop in the course of operating a vehicle in motion on any roadway or highway in the Commonwealth.

“Non-Moving Traffic Offense” means any parking or standing of a motor vehicle not in operation in violation of a statute, ordinance or regulation. “Payable Violation” means any violation that does not include a possibility of imprisonment or the penalty for violation is not governed by 9 CMC § 7112(b). “Non-Payable Violation” means any violation of Title 9 of the Commonwealth Code where the provided penalty includes the possibility of imprisonment or where the penalty for the violation is governed by 9 CMC § 7112(b). “Other Infraction” means any violation governed under these rules that is not a traffic offense and is punishable by a civil fine, including, but not limited to, infractions under the Designated Fire Lanes Act, the Litter Control Act, or the Mandatory Liability Auto Insurance Act. “Notice of Violation” means the complaint, information, citation, or E-citation, notifying the violator of the offense(s) charged or committed. “Oath” means a pledge to the tell the truth which includes an affirmation. “Traffic Offense” means any violation of a statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the operation or use of motor vehicles and any violation of a statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the use of streets and highways by pedestrians or by the operation of any other vehicles.