Title 17, Motor And Other Vehicles

[§291C-139.5] Skateboards; helmet required. (a) No person under eighteen years of age shall operate a skateboard upon a street, roadway, or bikeway, or any other public property, unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet that: (b) This section shall not b…

§291C-14 Duty to give information and render aid. (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle or other property that is driven or attended by any person shall give the driver's name, address, and the…

PART XIII. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND PLAY VEHICLES §291C-141 Effect of regulations. (a) It is a traffic infraction for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this part. (b) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize…

[§291C-142] Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles. Every person riding a bicycle 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 by this chapter, except as to special regulations in this par…

§291C-143 Riding on bicycles. (a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereon. (b) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. [L 1971, …

[§291C-143.5] Low-speed electric bicycles; operator age. No person under the age of fifteen shall operate a low-speed electric bicycle as defined under title 15 United States Code section 2085. [L 2019, c 208, §1]

§291C-144 Clinging to vehicles. No person riding upon any coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy bicycle or other toy vehicle shall attach it or oneself to any vehicle upon a roadway, and no person riding a bicycle or moped upon any roadway shall attach the bicycle or moped or ones…

§291C-145 Riding on roadways and bikeways. (a) Every person operating a bicycle 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-hand curb, on the edge of the roadway, or on the shoulder off …

§291C-146 Carrying articles. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times. [L 19…

§291C-147 Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. (a) Any bicycle used from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front. (b) Eve…

§291C-148 Driving upon sidewalk. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or authorized temporary driveway. (b) Unless otherwise prohibited, a bicycle may be driven at a speed of ten miles…

[§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. …