Section 14-159.3 - Trespass to land on motorized all-terrain vehicle(a) No person shall operate any motorized all-terrain vehicle: (1) On any private property not owned by the operator, without the written consent of the owner; or(2) Within the banks of any stream or waterway, but excluding a sound or the Atlantic Ocean, the adjacent lands of which are not owned by the operator, without the consent of the owner or outside the restrictions imposed by the owner.(a1) A landowner who gives a person written consent to operate an all-terrain vehicle on the landowner's property owes the person the same duty of care that the landowner owes a trespasser.(b) A "motorized all-terrain vehicle", as used in this section, is a two or more wheeled vehicle designed for recreational off-road use.(c) A violation of this section shall be a Class 2 misdemeanor.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.3
Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 102,s. 4, eff. 7/12/2017.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 26,s. 2.1, eff. 5/21/2015.Amended by 2014 N.C. Sess. Laws 103,s. 11-a, eff. 12/1/2014.1997-456, s. 56.8; 1997-487, s. 1.