A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit the use of skateboards on public highways.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑4.01 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(41b)	Skateboard. – A human‑powered device, with at least two tandem wheels in contact with the ground and a deck on which a person may ride, designed to transport one or more persons by pushing against the ground with the foot."
SECTION 2.  Part 10 of Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20‑171A.  Skateboards on highways prohibited.
(a)	No person shall operate a skateboard on a public highway. Violation of this subsection by a person 16 years of age or older shall be an infraction.
(b)	No parent or legal guardian of a person below the age of 16 shall knowingly permit that person to operate a skateboard on a public highway. Violation of this subsection shall be an infraction but shall not be a moving violation.
(c)	No negligence or liability shall be assessed on or imputed to any party on account of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
(d)	No points authorized by G.S. 20‑16(c), nor insurance points as authorized by G.S. 58‑36‑65, shall be assigned to the operator of the skateboard."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.