| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT TO CLARIFY MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY. 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 20-4.01 reads as rewritten: 4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | "§ 20-4.01. Definitions. 5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout this 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Chapter to the defined words and phrases and their cognates: 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | … 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (27) Passenger Vehicles. – 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | … 10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | h. Motorcycles. – Vehicles having a saddle for the use of the rider and 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the 12 |
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| 25 | 25 | | ground, including any such vehicle that (i) is upfitted by a licensed 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | manufacturer, dealer, or person or business otherwise engaged in 14 |
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| 27 | 27 | | vehicle manufacturing or modification for off-road use and highway 15 |
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| 28 | 28 | | use with equipment required by this Chapter for the highway use of 16 |
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| 29 | 29 | | motorcycles and (ii) has an engine displacement of 124cc or more and 17 |
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| 30 | 30 | | a maximum speed capability of 40 miles per hour or greater. This 18 |
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| 31 | 31 | | definition also includes autocycles, motor scooters, and motor-driven 19 |
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| 32 | 32 | | bicycles, but excluding excludes tractors and utility vehicles equipped 20 |
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| 33 | 33 | | with an additional form of device designed to transport property, 21 |
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| 34 | 34 | | three-wheeled vehicles while being used by law-enforcement 22 |
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| 35 | 35 | | agencies, electric assisted bicycles, and mopeds as defined in 23 |
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| 36 | 36 | | sub-subdivision d1. of this subdivision. 24 |
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| 37 | 37 | | …." 25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 20-54 reads as rewritten: 26 |
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| 39 | 39 | | "§ 20-54. Authority for refusing registration or certificate of title. 27 |
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| 40 | 40 | | The Division shall refuse registration or issuance of a certificate of title or any transfer of 28 |
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| 41 | 41 | | registration upon any of the following grounds: 29 |
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| 42 | 42 | | … 30 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (8) The vehicle is a golf cart or utility vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, 31 |
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| 44 | 44 | | the term "utility vehicle" shall not include a motorcycle designed for both 32 |
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| 45 | 45 | | off-road and highway operation, provided that the motorcycle meets all of the 33 |
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| 46 | 46 | | requirements for highway operation imposed by this Chapter. 34 |
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