A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow MUNICIPALITIES to REGULATE golf carts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑300.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑300.5.  Regulation of golf carts on streets in certain localities.
(a)	Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20‑50 and G.S. 20‑54, a municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of golf carts, as defined in G.S. 20‑4.01(12a), on any public street or highway where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less within the municipal limits, or on any property owned or leased by the municipality.
(b)	By ordinance, a municipality may require the registration of golf carts, charge a fee for the registration, specify who is authorized to operate golf carts, and specify the required equipment, load limits, and the hours and methods of operation of golf carts. No person less than 16 years of age may operate a golf cart on a public street or highway.
	
(d)	For purposes of this section, the term "municipality" shall include a city, a town, a village, or a county. For purposes of this section, the term "county" shall mean any unincorporated areas within that county boundary."
SECTION 2.  Section 1(a) of S.L. 2001‑132 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.(a)  The provisions of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to the use of the highways of the State and the operation of motor vehicles are applicable to the streets, roadways, and alleys on the properties owned by or under the control of the West Side Landowners Association, Inc., or the members of the West Side Landowners Association, Inc. For purposes of this act, streets, roadways, and alleys in the Seven Lakes West Community shall have the same meaning as highways and public vehicular areas pursuant to G.S. 20‑4.01."
SECTION 3.  Section 6 of S.L. 2001‑356 is repealed.
SECTION 4.  Section 3 of Chapter 33 of the 1995 Session Laws, as amended by Section 2 of S.L. 2002‑82, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3. This act shall not be construed as in any way interfering with the ownership and control of the streets, roadways, and alleys of the Seven Lakes Landowners Association, Inc., or its members as is now vested by law in that association or its members. The speed limits within the Seven Lakes Community shall be the same as those in effect at the time of ratification of this act. Any proposed change in the speed limit shall be submitted to and approved by the Moore County Board of Commissioners. Pursuant to G.S. 20‑141, the Moore County Board of Commissioners may authorize by ordinance higher or lower speeds. "
SECTION 5.  Section 1 of S.L. 2003‑124, as amended by S.L. 2004‑58, S.L. 2007‑204, and S.L. 2007‑259, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20‑50 and G.S. 20‑54, the Towns of Beech Mountain, North Topsail Beach, and Seven Devils, and the City of Conover may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of utility vehicles on any public street or road within the City or Town. By ordinance, the City or Town may require the registration of utility vehicles, specify the persons authorized to operate utility vehicles, and specify required equipment, load limits, and the hours and methods of operation of the utility vehicles."
SECTION 6.  Section 1 of  S.L. 2004‑38 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. The provisions of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to the use of the highways of the State and the operation of motor vehicles are applicable to the streets, roadways, and alleys on the properties owned by or under the control of the Lake Toxaway Property Owners' Association, Inc., or the members of the Lake Toxaway Property Owners' Association, Inc. For purposes of this act, streets, roadways, and alleys in the Lake Toxaway Community shall have the same meaning as highways and public vehicular areas pursuant to G.S. 20‑4.01."SECTION 7.  Section 1 of  S.L. 2005‑11, as amended by S.L. 2007‑18, is repealed.
SECTION 8.  Section 3 of S.L. 2005‑11, as amended by S.L. 2006‑149, S.L. 2006‑152, and S.L. 2007‑18, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 3.  This act applies only to Moore County."
SECTION 9.  S.L. 2005‑58 is repealed.
SECTION 10.  Section 9.4 of the Charter for the Town of Cary, as enacted by Section 1 of S.L. 2005‑117, is repealed.
SECTION 11.  Section 5.2 of the Charter for the Town of Whispering Pines, as enacted by S.L. 2008‑105, is repealed.
SECTION 12.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.