Title 17, Motor And Other Vehicles

[§291C-149] Bicycle racing. (a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section. (b) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by local authorities for any highway under their respective jurisdictions…

§291C-15 Duty upon striking unattended vehicle or other property. The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in a collision with any vehicle or other property that is unattended resulting in any damage to the other vehicle or property shall immediately stop and …

[§291C-150] Bicycle helmets. (a) No person under sixteen years of age shall operate a bicycle upon a street, bikeway, or any other public property unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet that has been tested by a nationally recognized agency su…

PART XIV. SPECIAL RULES FOR MOTORCYCLES [§291C-151] Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorcycles. Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapt…

§291C-152 Riding on motorcycles. (a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry…

§291C-153 Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles opera…

[§291C-154] Clinging to other vehicles. No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach oneself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]

[§291C-155] Footrests and handlebars. (a) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger. (b) No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars more than fifteen inches in height above that po…

§291C-16 Immediate notice of collision. (a) The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury or death of any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $3,000 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of t…

PART XV. PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE ON ARREST; RESPECTIVE POWERS OF STATE AND COUNTIES §291C-161 Penalties; photo red light imaging detector system fines; automated speed enforcement system fines. (a) It shall be a violation for any person to violate any of the provisions of this ch…

[§291C-162] Provisions uniform throughout State. This chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout the State and in all political subdivisions therein provided that any matter not covered in this chapter relating to rules of the road may be subject to appropriate county ord…

§291C-163 Powers of counties. (a) This chapter shall not be deemed to prevent counties with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction from: (b) No local authority shall erect or maintain any official traffic-control device at any location so as to require the traff…

§291C-164 Procedure upon arrest. Except when authorized or directed under state law to immediately take a person arrested for a violation of any of the traffic laws before a district judge, any authorized police officer, upon making an arrest for violation of the state traffic la…

§291C-165 Summons or citation. (a) There shall be provided for use by authorized police officers, or designees of the county chiefs of police, a form of summons or citation for use in citing violators of those traffic laws that do not mandate the physical arrest of violators. The…

§291C-165.5 Motor vehicle towing and storage; settlement; disabled vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any vehicle identified for removal pursuant to any county ordinance ordering removal of motor vehicles by any county police department for traffic…

§291C-167 Summons or citation on illegally parked vehicle. Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions contained in the state traffic laws, the officer or designee finding the vehicle shall take its registration n…

[§291C-169] When complaint to be issued. In the event any person fails to comply with a penal summons given to such person or attached to a vehicle, or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required and within the time permitted, the court shall forthwith issue a warr…

[§291C-17] Written reports of accidents. Written reports of accidents by drivers, owners, and occupants of vehicles involved in accidents shall be furnished in compliance with the requirements of chapter 287. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]

§291C-170 Revocation or suspension of license. In addition to the penalties heretofore provided, the court may revoke or may suspend, for a period not to exceed one year, the license of any driver convicted of a violation of any section or provision of the state traffic laws invo…

§291C-171 Disposition of fines and forfeitures. (a) All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any section or provision of the state traffic laws and all assessments collected relating to the commis…

[§291C-171.5] Collection of fines and costs. (a) Unless discharged by payment or service of imprisonment in default of a fine, a fine may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. (b) Costs may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action…

§291C-172 Refusal to provide identification. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person detained for a violation of this chapter shall provide the person's name and address, or any proof thereof, or both, upon the lawful order or direction of any police officer in the c…

[§291C-173] Interpretation. Wherever consistent with the context of the state traffic laws, words in the present, past or future shall be construed to be interchangeable with and to include any other tense; the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine gender; a…

[§291C-174] Severability. If any provision of the state traffic laws is held for any reason invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the state traffic laws. [L 1978, c 111, pt of §2]

§291C-18 False reports. No person shall give information in oral or written reports as required in this part or in chapter 287 knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 2005, c 73, §2]

§291C-19 Garages to report. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle that shows evidence of having been involved in a collision of which written report must be made by the driver as provided in chapter 287, or struck by any bullet, s…

[PART XVI.] SPECIAL RULES FOR MOPEDS [§291C-191] Definition. As used in this part "FMVSS" means Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as prescribed in Title 49, Part 571, Code of Federal Regulations. [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15]

[§291C-192] Effect of violations; vicarious responsibility; jurisdiction. (a) It is a violation for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this part, except as otherwise provided by law. (b) Any negligence, misconduct, or violation of this part …

[§291C-193] Traffic laws apply to persons driving mopeds. Every person driving a moped upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under this chapter, except as to the special provisions of this…

§291C-194 Driver's license possession; required. (a) No person shall drive a moped unless the person is in immediate possession of a valid driver's license or instruction permit at all times. (b) The driver of a moped shall, upon the demand of a police officer, exhibit the driver…

§291C-195 Driving of mopeds. (a) Notwithstanding section 286-81(b), no person: The safety helmet shall meet the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director. (b) No person shall drive a moped except while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, w…

§291C-196 Driving mopeds on roadways. (a) Every person driving a moped, except a three-wheeled moped, upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exer…

§291C-197 Driving mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths. (a) Wherever bicycle lanes are provided on the roadway, moped drivers shall use such bicycle lanes. (b) The director of transportation by rule and the counties by ordinance may with respect to bicycle paths under their respecti…

[§291C-198] Speed restrictions on mopeds. (a) No person shall drive a moped at a speed other than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. (b) No person shall drive a moped at a speed greater than thirty-f…

[§291C-199] Clinging to vehicles, bicycles, etc. No person driving a moped shall attach oneself or the moped to any other vehicle, nor permit the rider of a bicycle, coaster, sled, or toy vehicle or any person on roller skates to be or become attached to the moped or the driver. …

[§291C-2] Trauma system surcharge. (a) In addition to any other civil penalties ordered by the court, a person who violates any offense under this part may be ordered to pay a trauma system surcharge, provided that: (b) The surcharge shall not be ordered when the court determines…

§291C-20 Disclosure of traffic collision reports. (a) Any traffic collision report required under this chapter shall be made without prejudice to the person required to report information concerning the collision and shall be for the confidential use of the police department, exc…

[§291C-200] Use of lamps on mopeds. Every moped moving upon a highway from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise and at any other time when there is insufficient ambient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distanc…

[§291C-201] Renting or selling mopeds. (a) Every person engaged in the retail business of selling or renting mopeds shall provide the person renting or purchasing a moped with a copy of the rules for mopeds as approved by the director of transportation. (b) Every person renting a…

§291C-202 Moped equipment requirements and inspection. (a) Every moped offered for sale for use upon, sold for use upon, or used upon the roadways and highways shall be equipped with: (b) The director of transportation by rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 91, shall estab…

[§291C-203] Certification of compliance. A person engaged in the business of selling mopeds shall provide to the director of finance of the county in which the mopeds are sold a certificate from the moped manufacturer that each class, type or model of moped offered for sale or so…

§291C-204 Defacing serial numbers, etc., of mopeds. No person shall wilfully deface, destroy, or alter the serial number, a component part number, or identification mark placed on any moped by the manufacturer thereof. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner o…

§291C-205 Unlawful to possess certain mopeds and moped parts. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a moped, a moped motor, or any moped part knowing that the serial or identification number placed thereon by the manufacturer has been changed, altered, erased or mutilate…

§291C-206 Modifying moped motor; violation. (a) A motor used to power a moped shall not be modified in any manner except as authorized by the motor manufacturer and any modification shall not increase the power capacity of the motor above two horsepower (one thousand four hundred…

§291C-207 Moped liability insurance; coverage for damage by rented or leased moped. Every person who offers a moped for rent or lease shall insure the moped against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death or property damage suffered by any person oth…

RULES OF THE ROAD PART III. OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS [§291C-21] Provisions of parts III to XIV refer to vehicles upon the highways; exceptions. The provisions of parts III to XIV relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles u…