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 .0537 - DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
Vehicles required to have directional signals pursuant to G.S. 20-125.1, which does not include motorcycles, shall be disapproved if:
(1) The vehicle is not equipped with signals by which the operator of the vehicle may indicate to other motorists approaching from a distance of 200 feet from the front or rear the operator's intentions to turn the vehicle;
(2) all lights do not operate or if any lenses are broken, missing, or do not fit;
(3) signal lens or light color is other than red or amber on the rear and other than white or amber on the front, and is covered by a foreign material, such as shields and painted lenses;
(4) lamps are not mounted or wiring and connections are not working;
(5) signals are not visible from front or back due to faulty or damaged mounting or due to the manner in which mounted; or
(6) switch does not operate as designed by the manufacturer or is not located in a position that allows the operator to reach and operate the switch, or the switch that interferes with the operation of other mechanisms.
Authority
G.S.
20-2;
20-39;
20-183.3(a)(6);
Eff. October 1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2021.
