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N.C.G.S. § 20-175.5

Use of motorized wheelchairs or similar vehicles not exceeding 1000 pounds gross weight.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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While a person with a mobility impairment as defined in G.S. 20-37.5 operates a motorized wheelchair or similar vehicle not exceeding 1000 pounds gross weight in order to provide that person with the mobility of a pedestrian, that person is subject to all the laws, ordinances, regulations, rights and responsibilities which would otherwise apply to a pedestrian, but is not subject to Part 10 of this Article or any other law, ordinance or regulation otherwise applicable to motor vehicles. (1991, c. 206, s. 1.)