GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 627
     

 
Short Title:	Liability Insurance for Univ. Students.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Shaw of Guilford.	
Referred to:	Insurance and Consumer Protection.	
March 22, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require liability insurance on motor vehicles operated in the state by students admitted to constituent institutions of the university of north carolina.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 116-44.5A.  Proof of financial responsibility required.
(a)	Every applicant for admission to any constituent institution of The University of North Carolina who operates a motor vehicle in this State shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility as that term is defined in G.S. 20-279.1. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, no person shall be admitted to a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina unless that person demonstrates proof of financial responsibility for any motor vehicle operated by that person in this State.
(b)	This section applies to persons who operate motor vehicles registered in other states as well as motor vehicles registered in this State pursuant to Chapter 20 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 116‑44.4(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Each board of trustees  shall by ordinance provide for the registration of motor vehicles maintained or operated on the campus by any student, faculty member, or employee of the University, and may fix fees for such registration. The ordinance shall require proof of financial responsibility, as that term is defined in G.S. 20-279.1, before a motor vehicle is registered to operate on the campus. The ordinance  shall make it unlawful for any person to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on the campus when the vehicle is required by the ordinance to be registered. This subsection applies to motor vehicles that are registered in other states as well as motor vehicles that are registered in this State pursuant to Chapter 20 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001, and applies to all applications for admission and for registration of motor vehicles submitted on or after that date.