An area lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that seeks a new level of compliance for mopeds in North Carolina.
Filed Tuesday, it would amend the state’s vehicle law to require the owner of a moped obtain insurance and “pay the same fees and be issued the same type of registration card and plate issued for a motorcycle.”
It would also require the moped have a manufacturer’s certificate of origin.
The proposal comes from Reps. Phil Shepard (R-Onslow) and Chris Millis (R-Pender) and is a variation on a bill Shepard filed last year that didn’t find traction in the House. It also sought to raise the legal minimum age for moped operation to 17; the latest bill keeps at 16.
Currently, anyone at least 16 years of age can operate a moped on a state highway or public roadway without a license and without having the vehicle registered. A helmet, however, is required, and the moped can’t legally have the ability to travel faster than 30 miles per hour.
According to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles, the license plate fee for a motorcycle is $18.
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