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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina clarifies off-road motorcycle registration eligibility and adds specific performance requirements
Last action · May 7, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action)Sponsor: Paul Scott
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina redefines motorcycles to allow registration for off-road models for highway use if they have an of 124cc or greater and a top speed of 40 miles per hour or more, effective October 1, 2025.
Establishes clear statutory criteria for whether modified off-road motorcycles can obtain state registration and license plates for public road operation.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Owners of off-road motorcycles
Vehicle owners gain explicit statutory criteria for determining whether their upfitted off-road motorcycles are eligible for state registration and highway use.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
The agency must apply updated definitions when evaluating applications for vehicle registrations and certificates of title.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What requirements must an off-road motorcycle meet to be registered for highway use?
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Procedural history
14 actions- May 7, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- May 7, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- May 7, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- May 7, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- May 6, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- May 6, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
Show 8 earlier actions
- May 5, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 05/06/2025
- May 5, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- May 5, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 30, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 30, 2025HouseReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Apr 10, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 10, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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