GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2021
SESSION LAW 2021-97
HOUSE BILL 23
AN ACT to allow the townS of BANNER ELK AND spencer to regulate UTILITY vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of S.L. 2003‑124, as amended by S.L. 2004‑58, S.L. 2007‑204, S.L. 2007‑259, S.L. 2009‑459, S.L. 2011‑171, and S.L. 2013‑172, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20‑50 and G.S. 20‑54,
the Towns of Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Cramerton, North Topsail Beach,
and Seven Devils, and Spencer, and the Cities of Conover and Lowell
may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of utility vehicles on any public
street or road within the City or Town. By ordinance, the City or Town may
require the registration of utility vehicles, specify the persons authorized to
operate utility vehicles, and specify required equipment, load limits, and the
hours and methods of operation of the utility vehicles."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of July, 2021.
s/ Deanna Ballard
Presiding Officer of the Senate
s/ Tim Moore
Speaker of the House of Representatives