§ 20-171.24. Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by municipal and county employees permitted on certain highways.

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(a)Municipal and county employees may operate motorized all-terrain vehicles owned or leased by the agency on:

(i)public highways where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less; and

(ii)nonfully controlled access highways with higher speeds for the purpose of traveling from a speed zone to an adjacent speed zone where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less.

(b)This Part and all other State laws governing the operation of all-terrain vehicles apply to the operation of all-terrain vehicles authorized by this section.

(c)An all-terrain vehicle operated pursuant to this section shall be equipped with operable front and rear lights and a horn.

(d)A person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to this section shall observe posted speed limits and shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended speed for the vehicle.

(e)A person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to this section shall carry an official identification card or badge.

(e1)For purposes of this section, the term "motorized all-terrain vehicle" has the same meaning as in G.S. 14-159.3, except that the term also includes utility vehicles, as defined in this Chapter.

(f)Repealed by Session Laws 2015-26, s. 2, effective May 21, 2015. (2007-433, s. 2; 2008-99, s. 1; 2010-19, s. 1; 2010-46, s. 1; 2014-32, s. 1; 2015-26, ss. 2, 2.1; 2017-102, s. 7.)