GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 502

Short Title:  Motorcycle Learners Permit.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Ellis.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I.

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March 12, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A MOTORCYCLE LEARNER'S PERMIT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-7(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	Motorcycles and Mopeds. – To drive a motorcycle, a person must have a drivers license with a motorcycle endorsement or a motorcycle learner's permit.  To obtain a motorcycle endorsement, a person must demonstrate competence to drive a motorcycle by passing a road test and a written or oral test concerning a motorcycle and must pay the fee for a motorcycle endorsement.  Neither a drivers license nor a motorcycle endorsement is required to drive a moped.  Subsection (a2) of this section sets the requirements for a motorcycle learner's permit."
Section 2.  G.S. 20-7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a2)	Motorcycle Learner's Permit. – The following persons are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit:
(1)	A person who is at least 16 years old but less than 18 years old and has a limited provisional license or a full provisional license issued by the Division;
(2)	A person who is at least 18 years old and has a license issued by the Division.
To obtain a motorcycle learner's permit, an applicant must pass a vision test, road sign test, and a written test specified by the Division.  A motorcycle learner's permit expires six months after it is issued.  The permit may be renewed once.  The holder of a motorcycle learner's permit may not drive a motorcycle with a passenger.  The fee for a motorcycle learner's permit is fifteen dollars ($15.00).  The fee does not apply to the renewal of a permit. Four dollars ($4.00) of the fee shall be credited to the North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program Fund."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.