A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT modifying the inspection REQUIREMENTS for low‑speed vehicles and directing the division of motor vehicles of the department of transportation to adopt rules addressing the inspection of low‑speed vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑121.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑121.1.  Operation of a low‑speed vehicle, mini‑truck, or modified utility vehicle on certain roadways.
The operation of a low‑speed vehicle, mini‑truck, or modified utility vehicle is authorized with the following restrictions:
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(5)	Low‑speed vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 C.F.R. § 571.500. A low‑speed vehicle shall undergo an annual inspection conducted by a person licensed by the Division to ensure it meets the safety requirements of this Article. The inspection required by this subdivision may be conducted at a mobile inspection station. For purposes of this subdivision, a mobile inspection station is an inspection site temporarily set up at a location where there is no existing inspection station.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑183.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑183.2.  Description of vehicles subject to safety or emissions inspection; definitions.
(a)	Safety. – A motor vehicle is subject to a safety inspection in accordance with this Part if it meets all of the following requirements:
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(4)	It is not a low‑speed vehicle.
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SECTION 3.  The Division of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Transportation shall adopt rules for the inspection of low‑speed vehicles and the licensure of low‑speed vehicle inspectors, including rules governing the use of mobile inspection stations by licensed inspectors.
SECTION 4.  Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective July 1, 2024, and apply to low‑speed vehicles inspected on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.