Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override the Governors veto and pass a bill that authorizes modified utility vehicles on highways in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Authorizes that any owner of an all-terrain vehicle, modified utility vehicle, or utility vehicle may apply to the division for a certificate by completing an application on a form provided by the division and paying a fee (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the application must require at the minimum the following, including (Sec. 1.1-4-5):

• The owners name;

• Mailing address and residence, 

• A driver's license number;

• A description of the vehicle including the make and model; and 

• A statement of the owner's title and all liens of the vehicle including all past names and addresses of lienholders and the dates.

• Authorizes refusing registration or certificate of title if the vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle or utility vehicle and the division shall refuse registration or transfer but issue a certificate of title as provided (Sec. 1B). 

• Authorizes safety inspections for low-speed vehicles performed at a location other than the inspection station by a station that has a safety inspection license issued by the division by a mechanic employed by the station (Sec. 2A). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override the Governors veto and pass a bill that authorizes modified utility vehicles on highways in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Authorizes that any owner of an all-terrain vehicle, modified utility vehicle, or utility vehicle may apply to the division for a certificate by completing an application on a form provided by the division and paying a fee (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the application must require at the minimum the following, including (Sec. 1.1-4-5):

• The owners name;

• Mailing address and residence, 

• A driver's license number;

• A description of the vehicle including the make and model; and 

• A statement of the owner's title and all liens of the vehicle including all past names and addresses of lienholders and the dates.

• Authorizes refusing registration or certificate of title if the vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle or utility vehicle and the division shall refuse registration or transfer but issue a certificate of title as provided (Sec. 1B). 

• Authorizes safety inspections for low-speed vehicles performed at a location other than the inspection station by a station that has a safety inspection license issued by the division by a mechanic employed by the station (Sec. 2A). 

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Vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes modified utility vehicles on highways in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Authorizes that any owner of an all-terrain vehicle, modified utility vehicle, or utility vehicle may apply to the division for a certificate by completing an application on a form provided by the division and paying a fee (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the application must require at the minimum the following, including (Sec. 1.1-4-5):

• The owners name;

• Mailing address and residence, 

• A driver's license number;

• A description of the vehicle including the make and model; and 

• A statement of the owner's title and all liens of the vehicle including all past names and addresses of lienholders and the dates.

• Authorizes refusing registration or certificate of title if the vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle or utility vehicle and the division shall refuse registration or transfer but issue a certificate of title as provided (Sec. 1B). 

• Authorizes safety inspections for low-speed vehicles performed at a location other than the inspection station by a station that has a safety inspection license issued by the division by a mechanic employed by the station (Sec. 2A). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes modified utility vehicles on highways in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Authorizes that any owner of an all-terrain vehicle, modified utility vehicle, or utility vehicle may apply to the division for a certificate by completing an application on a form provided by the division and paying a fee (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the application must require at the minimum the following, including (Sec. 1.1-4-5):

• The owners name;

• Mailing address and residence, 

• A driver's license number;

• A description of the vehicle including the make and model; and 

• A statement of the owner's title and all liens of the vehicle including all past names and addresses of lienholders and the dates.

• Authorizes refusing registration or certificate of title if the vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle or utility vehicle and the division shall refuse registration or transfer but issue a certificate of title as provided (Sec. 1B). 

• Authorizes safety inspections for low-speed vehicles performed at a location other than the inspection station by a station that has a safety inspection license issued by the division by a mechanic employed by the station (Sec. 2A). 

Full Bill Text