North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Subchapter D - ENFORCEMENT SECTION
Section .0500 - GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section 03D .0534 - HORN
Universal Citation: 19A NC Admin Code 03D .0534
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) In addition to the requirements set forth in G.S. 20-125, the horn shall not be approved if:
(1) it will not emit a sound audible for a
distance of at least 200 feet. Original equipment, operating as intended by the
manufacturer, shall meet these requirements. Air horns shall not be substituted
for original equipment.
(2) the
wiring or wiring harness has been frayed, been damaged, is broken, or is
missing wiring; the horn button is not mounted to the motor vehicle or is not
positioned within the driver's reach;or
(3) operation of the horn interferes with the
operation of any other mechanism.
(b) Vehicles equipped with sirens shall not be approved unless they are within the class listed in G.S. 20-125(b) as being authorized to carry a siren.
Authority
G.S.
20-2;
20-39;
20-183.3;
Eff. October
1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2021.
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