Bill Summary for S 617 (2023-2024)

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Apr 26 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 617 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 5, 2023
AN ACT TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS OF THE STATE TO AUTHORIZE AN EXCEPTION TO THE AGE RESTRICTION WARNING LABEL FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND TO DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO RESEARCH, APPROVE, AND REPORT ON AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE SAFETY COURSE.
Intro. by Jarvis, Johnson.

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Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Further amends GS 20-171.15 addressing the minimum age for operating all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) that have Age Restriction Warning Labels nationally required and affixed to the vehicle by the manufacturer by amending an exclusion for when an instructor determines that the weight or height of the underage person requires the use of the vehicle that does not comply with the Age Restriction Warning Label, by also requiring the person to have completed an all-terrain vehicle safety course and received a safety certificate that indicates successful completion of the safety training course and the type of all-terrain vehicle used and approved for use by the safety course instructor.

Adds the requirement that the Commissioner of Insurance research and approve an all-terrain vehicle safety course and submit a report on its findings and the approved all-terrain vehicle safety course to the NCGA and the chairs of the specified committee within six months of the act's effective date.

Amends the act's long title.