North Carolina § 20-53 - 4. Registration of mopeds; certificate of title.

§ 20-53. 4. Registration of mopeds; certificate of title.

Registration. - Mopeds shall be registered with the Division. The owner of the moped shall pay the same base fee and be issued the same type of registration card and plate issued for a motorcycle. In order to be registered with the Division and operated upon a highway or public vehicular area, a moped must meet the following requirements: The moped has a manufacturer's certificate of origin. The moped was designed and manufactured for use on highways or public vehicular areas. Certificate of Title. - Notwithstanding G.S. 20-52 and G.S. 20-57, the owner of a moped is not required to apply for, and the Division is not required to issue, a certificate of title. History (2014-114, s. 1; 2015-125, s. 9.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-114, s. 5, made this section effective July 1, 2015, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Session Laws 2014-114, s. 4, provides: "The Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee shall study whether additional statutory changes are needed to ensure the safe operation of mopeds. The report shall include data on (i) the number of mopeds involved in traffic accidents, (ii) the number and types of injuries resulting from traffic accidents involving mopeds, and (iii) the causes for the traffic accidents involving mopeds. The Committee shall also study whether insurance should be required to operate a moped on a public street or highway. The Committee shall report its findings, together with any recommended legislation, to the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly upon its convening." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-125, s. 9, effective July 1, 2015, added "certificate of title" in the section heading; inserted "(a) Registration." in subsection (a); and added subsection (b).