GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 2
HOUSE BILL 407
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/22/11
Short Title: Modify ATV Helmet Use Requirements. |
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March 21, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the requirement that a person who is eighteen years old or older wear a helmet while operating aN all-terrain vehicle.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-171.19 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20-171.19. Prohibited acts by owners and operators.
(a) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area unless the person wears eye protection and a safety helmet meeting United States Department of Transportation standards for motorcycle helmets.
(a1) No person under 18 years of age shall operate an all-terrain vehicle off a public street or highway or public vehicular area unless the person wears eye protection and a safety helmet meeting United States Department of Transportation standards for motorcycle helmets.
(a1)(a2) Notwithstanding
subsection (a)(a1) of this section, any a person who
is under 18 years of age and employed by a supplier of retail electric
service, while engaged in power line inspection, may operate an all-terrain
vehicle while wearing both of the following:
(1) Head protection equipped with a chin strap that conforms to the standards applicable to suppliers of retail electric service adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor.
(2) Eye protection that conforms to the standards applicable to suppliers of retail electric service adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor.
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SECTION 2. G.S. 20-171.22(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) The provisions
of G.S. 20 171.19(a) G.S. 20-171.19(a1) do not apply to
any person 16 years of age or older if the person is otherwise lawfully using
the all-terrain vehicle on any ocean beach area where such vehicles are allowed
by law. As used in this subsection, "ocean beach area" means the area
adjacent to the ocean and ocean inlets that is subject to public trust rights.
Natural indicators of the landward extent of the ocean beaches include, but are
not limited to, the first line of stable, natural vegetation; the toe of the
frontal dune; and the storm trash line."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.