{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.25","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-171.25","heading":"Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by certain employees of natural gas utilities permitted on public highways and rights-of-way.","body":"(a)\tNatural gas utility employees and contractors engaged in pipeline safety, leak survey, and patrolling activities, acting in the course and scope of their employment, may operate motorized all-terrain vehicles owned or leased by the utility on public highways and rights-of-way only to the extent necessary to perform those activities.\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 company identification card or badge. (2008-156, s. 2.)","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_20-171.25.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"928a95ef5852310373ab56e51fdd8219a96a3f3f3563cadfc2a1d4dc8324f417","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.24","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-171.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}