A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the off‑site safety inspection of low‑speed vehicles by licensed safety inspection stations.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑183.4(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	License Required. – A safety inspection must be performed by one of the following methods:
(1)	At a station that has a safety inspection station license issued by the Division and by a mechanic who is employed by the station and has a safety inspection mechanic license issued by the Division.
(2)	At a place of business of a person who has a safety self‑inspector license issued by the Division and by an individual who has a safety inspection mechanic license issued by the Division.
(3)	A low‑speed vehicle safety inspection may be performed at a location other than the inspection station by a station that has a safety inspection station license issued by the Division and by a mechanic who is employed by the station and has a safety inspection mechanic license issued by the Division."
SECTION 2.  The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to implement this act before July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2024, and applies to low‑speed vehicles inspected on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.