GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1087
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/29/97

Short Title:  Motorized Vehicle Trespass.	(Public)

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April 21, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE TRESPASSING WITH A MOTORIZED ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE A MISDEMEANOR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-159.3.  Trespass to land on motorized all terrain vehicle.
(a)	No person shall operate any motorized all terrain vehicle:
(1)	On any private property not owned by the operator, without the consent of the owner;
(2)	Within the banks of any stream or waterway, the adjacent lands of which are not owned by the operator, without the consent of the owner or outside the restrictions imposed by the owner; or
(3)	Within 25 feet of the banks of any stream, waterway, lake, or pond, the adjacent lands of which are not owned by the operator, without the consent of the owner of the adjacent lands.
(b)	A ‘motorized all terrain vehicle', as used in this section, is a two-, three-, or four-wheeled vehicle designed for recreational off-road use.
(c)	A violation of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1997, and applies to acts committed on or after that date.