NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1000

HOUSE BILL 1165

AN ACT TO EXEMPT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ACTIVITY BUS DRIVERS FROM THE CHAUFFEURS LICENSE REQUIREMENT AND TO RESTRICT THE SPEED OF SUCH BUSES TO 45 MPH WHEN LOADED.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  Paragraph 2 of G.S. 20-6 as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the North Carolina General Statutes is hereby amended on line 7 of the second paragraph by deleting all of paragraph 2 following the word "capacity" and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "except the driver of a church bus, farm bus, school bus or an activity bus for a non-profit organization when such bus is being operated for a non-profit purpose, who holds a valid operator's license." Those under twenty (20) years of age must be certified and licensed to operate a North Carolina school bus.

Sec. 2.  Article 7 of Chapter 20, North Carolina General Statutes, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C is hereby amended by adding a new Section thereto to be numbered 20-218.2 and to read as follows:

"G.S. 20-218.2.  It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an activity bus for a non-profit organization for a non-profit purpose which is being used for transportation of persons in connection with non-profit activities in excess of 45 miles per hour.

Any person violating paragraph 1 of this Section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days."

Sec. 3.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of June, 1969.