{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.24","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171.24","heading":"Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by municipal and county employees permitted on certain highways.","body":"(a)\tMunicipal 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.\n(b)\tThis 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.\n(c)\tAn all-terrain vehicle operated pursuant to this section shall be equipped with operable front and rear lights and a horn.\n(d)\tA 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.\n(e)\tA person operating an all-terrain vehicle pursuant to this section shall carry an official identification card or badge.\n(e1)\tFor 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.\n(f)\tRepealed 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.)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 3. Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.","Part 10C. Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-171.24.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"7dfeb7d8858751f97cc0b1920a98cee64fc657def0cfb31b6eede718615a16da","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.23","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}