Bill Text: NC H113 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Motorcycle Safety Act
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-5)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-27 - Ch. SL 2011-361 [H113 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-H113-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 1
HOUSE BILL 113
Short Title: Motorcycle Safety Act. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representative Killian (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Transportation. |
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February 17, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to create additional protections for motorcyclists from unsafe movements by other vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑154 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1) A violation of subsection (a) of this section that causes a motorcycle operator to change travel lanes or leave that portion of any public street or highway designated as travel lanes shall be a Class 2 misdemeanor and shall require payment of a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00). A violation of subsection (a) of this section that results in a crash causing property damage or personal injury to a motorcycle operator or passenger shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall require payment of a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00)."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.