North Dakota military retirement pay tax
Military retirement pay is exempt from North Dakota income tax.
North Dakota disabled veteran license plate
Eligibility: VA certification of 100% SC disability, OR eligibility under Public Law 663 (79th Congress).
How to apply: Form SFN 2872 + VA certification letter, mail to ND DOT Motor Vehicle Division, 608 E Boulevard Ave, Bismarck ND 58505.
Agency: Dept. of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (Bismarck)
Registration, parking, and toll notes
$5 one-time fee for the plate, no annual license fee; excise (sales) tax + registration fee exemption on up to 2 vehicles.
No dedicated disabled-veteran toll program confirmed in North Dakota.
North Dakota property tax benefits
2026: qualifying 50%+ service-connected disability or IU paid at 100% reduces homestead taxable value by up to $4,500-$9,000, not the tax bill by that amount. Special assessments remain. File SFN 24770 with the county; the ordinary April 1 deadline has passed, so ask about late relief. A separate paraplegic/VA-adapted-housing exemption concerns up to $120,000 of improvements, not land.
North Dakota education benefits
North Dakota's dependent tuition waiver can cover qualifying children and spouses, including specified survivors, at public ND schools through a bachelor's degree. Apply to the school. Guard tuition assistance is a separate program; do not assume the old 25%/75% split.
North Dakota recreation benefits
Resident veterans with 50%+ service-related disability can buy separate $10 hunting and $10 fishing products, plus one $2 annual certificate. The veteran hunting product does not include fishing. A separate free lifetime park-entry permit is available to qualifying 50%+ residents; entrance relief does not include camping.
How to apply for recreation benefitsEducational disclaimer
VetOps is not VA, a VSO, DMV, DOT, a tax advisor, or a government agency. This guide is educational only, does not provide legal, financial, or tax advice, and does not guarantee benefits or tax outcomes.