North Carolina § 20-135 - 2. Safety belts and anchorages.
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§ 20-135. 2. Safety belts and anchorages.
Every new motor vehicle registered in this State and manufactured, assembled, or sold after January 1, 1964, shall, at the time of registration, be equipped with at least two sets of seat safety belts for the front seat of the motor vehicle. Such seat safety belts shall be of such construction, design, and strength to support a loop load strength of not less than 5,000 pounds for each belt, and must be of a type approved by the Commissioner. After July 1, 1962, no seat safety belt shall be sold for use in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle on any highway of this State unless it shall be constructed and installed as to have a loop strength through the complete attachment of not less than 5,000 pounds and the buckle or closing device shall be of such construction and design that after it has received the aforesaid loop belt load it can be released with one hand with a pull of less than 45 pounds. The provisions of this section shall apply only to passenger vehicles of nine-passenger capacity or less, except motorcycles. For purposes of this section, the term "motorcycle" shall not include autocycles. Every autocycle registered in this State shall be equipped with seat safety belts for the front seats of the autocycle. The seat safety belts shall meet the same construction, design, and strength requirements under this section for seat safety belts in motor vehicles. This subsection shall not apply to passenger motor vehicles having a seating capacity in the front seat of less than two passengers. History (1961, c. 1076; 1963, c. 288; 2015-163, s. 9.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-163, s. 14, provides, in part: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-163, s. 9, effective October 1, 2015, added subsection (d).
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