A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the owner of a bicycle to register the bicycle with the division of motor vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20‑53.6.  Registration of Bicycles.
(a)	Registration. – Each bicycle used, by a person 16 years or older, on a public street or highway shall be registered with the Division. The owner of a bicycle is not required to apply for, and the Division is not required to issue, a certificate of title.
(b)	Fees. – The annual bicycle registration fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The fees shall be used by the Department of Transportation for bicycle safety related projects, including bicycle lanes, signage, safety education, and bicycle helmet grants for minors.
(c)	Registration Plates. – The Division shall issue a registration card and registration plate suitably sized for a bicycle to be attached to the rear of the bicycle.
(d)	Penalties. – Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than twenty‑five dollars ($25.00)."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2019. For the six months immediately after the effective date of this act, law enforcement shall only issue warning tickets for offenses committed.