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| 1 | 1 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 2 | 2 | SESSION 2025 | |
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| 3 | + | H 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | HOUSE BILL 822 | |
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| 7 | 7 | Short Title: Moped Regulation. (Public) | |
| 8 | - | Sponsors: | |
| 9 | - | Referred to: | |
| 8 | + | Sponsors: Representatives Adams, Shepard, and Setzer (Primary Sponsors). | |
| 9 | + | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. | |
| 10 | + | Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House | |
| 10 | 11 | April 9, 2025 | |
| 11 | - | *H822 -v- | |
| 12 | + | *H822 -v-1* | |
| 12 | 13 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 | |
| 13 | 14 | AN ACT TO MODIFY LAWS GOVERNING OPERATION OF MOPEDS. 2 | |
| 14 | 15 | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3 | |
| 15 | 16 | SECTION 1. G.S. 20-140.4 reads as rewritten: 4 | |
| 16 | 17 | "§ 20-140.4. Special provisions for motorcycles and mopeds. 5 | |
| 17 | 18 | (a) No person shall operate a motorcycle or moped upon a highway or public vehicular 6 | |
| 18 | 19 | area: 7 | |
| 19 | 20 | (1) When the number of persons upon or within such motorcycle or moped, 8 | |
| 20 | 21 | including the operator, shall exceed the number of persons which it was 9 | |
| 21 | 22 | designed to carry. For purposes of this subdivision, a moped is presumed to 10 | |
| 22 | 23 | be designed for use by one person, unless the operator provides documentation 11 | |
| 23 | 24 | from the manufacturer that indicates otherwise. 12 | |
| 24 | 25 | …." 13 | |
| 25 | - | SECTION 2. G.S. 20-146 is amended by adding the following new | |
| 26 | + | SECTION 2. G.S. 20-146 is amended by adding the following new subsections to 14 | |
| 26 | 27 | read: 15 | |
| 27 | 28 | "(f) Except when preparing for a left turn, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a 16 | |
| 28 | 29 | moped on a highway in any lane other than the right-hand side of the right-hand lane then 17 | |
| 29 | 30 | available for through traffic where the posted speed limit is greater than 35 miles per hour. A 18 | |
| 30 | - | person may be cited for obstructing traffic if the person violates the provisions of this subsection." 19 | |
| 31 | - | SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 20 | |
| 32 | - | committed on or after that date. 21 | |
| 31 | + | person who operates a moped in violation of this subsection shall have committed an infraction. 19 | |
| 32 | + | (g) No person shall operate a moped upon a highway where the posted speed limit is 20 | |
| 33 | + | greater than 35 miles per hour." 21 | |
| 34 | + | SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to a moped 22 | |
| 35 | + | operated on or after that day. 23 |