AN ACT to AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS OF THE STATE to authorize AN EXCEPTION TO THE AGE RESTRICTION WARNING LABEL FOR ALL‑TERRAIN VEHICLES AND TO DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO RESEARCH, APPROVE, AND REPORT ON AN ALL‑TERRAIN VEHICLE SAFETY COURSE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑171.15(c) reads as rewritten:

(c)      It is unlawful for any parent or legal guardian of a person less than 16 years of age to knowingly permit that person to operate an all‑terrain vehicle in violation of the Age Restriction Warning Label affixed by the manufacturer as required by the applicable American National Standards Institute/Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (ANSI/SVIA) design standard. This subsection shall not apply if (i) an instructor of a safety course under G.S. 20‑171.20 determines the height or weight of a person under the age of 16 requires the use of an all‑terrain vehicle that does not comply with the Age Restriction Warning Label and (ii) the person successfully completes an all‑terrain vehicle safety course under G.S. 20‑171.20, receiving a safety certificate that indicates successful completion of the safety training course and the type of all‑terrain vehicle used and approved for use by the safety course instructor.

SECTION 2.  The Commissioner of Insurance shall research and approve an all‑terrain vehicle safety course and submit a report on its findings and the approved all‑terrain vehicle safety course to the North Carolina General Assembly and the chairs of the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee within six months of the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.