AN ACT to enact the Shine Like Hailey Parade Safety Act by AMENDing THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS OF THE STATE TO impose safety requirements for operation of a parade vehicle.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

§ 20‑157.2.  Parade vehicles.

(a)        This section may be referred to as the Shine Like Hailey Parade Safety Act.

(b)        No person shall conduct, manage, or sponsor a parade in a municipality with a population of 35,000 or more unless the person obtains a permit from the municipality that includes all of the following requirements:

(1)        No earlier than seven days before the date of the parade, the police department or fire department inspects each motor vehicle for safety and verifies that the vehicle is registered and insured.

(2)        The operator of the motor vehicle is at least 25 years of age and has a valid drivers license.

(c)        A municipality with a population of less than 35,000 may include the same requirements for a parade permit as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.

SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑169 reads as rewritten:

§ 20‑169.  Powers of local authorities.

Local authorities, except as expressly authorized by G.S. 20‑141 and 20‑158, shall have no power or authority to alter any speed limitations declared in this Article or to enact or enforce any rules or regulations contrary to the provisions of this Article, except that local authorities shall have power to provide by ordinances for any of the following:

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(3)        Regulating Subject to the requirements of G.S. 20‑157.2, regulating the use of the highways by processions or assemblages.

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Signs shall be erected giving notices of the special limits and regulations under subdivisions (1) through (4) of this section.

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