MOTOR VEHICLE LAW 2026 EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Mopeds - ✔✔No driver's license required- By stating that a moped is not a motor
vehicle, the law automatically provides that the operator doesn't need a drivers license
because only operators of motor vehicles must have drivers license.
· Age limit- Persons under 16 years old are specifically prohibited from operating a
moped on a highway or public vehicular area G.S. 20-10.1, and there is no permit to
allow such operation. Persons under 16 may only operate a moped on private property.
· Registration- Mopeds shall be registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles if they
operate on a public vehicular area or highway. The owner of a moped shall pay the
same base fee and be issued the same type of registration card and plate issued for a
motorcycle.
· When does a moped become a motorcycle or motor vehicle? A moped loses its
preferred status if it is larger than 50 cc or if it is capable of propelling the vehicle at a
speed of over 30 mph on a level surface, or has an external shifting device.
✔✔Motorcycle operator must comply with the following rules: - ✔✔Endorsement- An
operator must have a valid drivers license with an "M" endorsement or learners permit
when operated on a street or highway
G.S. 20-7(a)(1)
Helmet required- Be operated only when the operator and all passengers wear helmets
including those in a side car, when operated on a street or public vehicular area G.S.
20-140.4(a)
Motorcycles can be operated no more than two abreast in a single lane
G.S. 20-164.1(b)
, ✔✔Child restraint systems G.S. 20-137.1 - ✔✔Every driver who is operating a vehicle
who is transporting one or more passengers of less than 16 years of age must have all
passengers properly secured in a child passenger restraint system or seatbelt.
This statute is not limited to streets, highways, or PVA's. It also applies to private
property.
A child of less than 8 years of age and less than 80 pounds must be properly secured in
a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system.
If the child is under the age of 5 and under 40 pounds, the child must be in the rear
seat, if there is one, in a child safety seat unless the passenger side airbag is inoperable
or the child seat is designed to be used with an airbag.
A child less than 8 years of age and between 40 and 80 pounds may be restrained
solely by a properly fitted lap belt only if no seating position is available that is with a lap
and shoulder belt to properly secure the weight-appropriate child restraint system.
The statute requires any child of less than 16 years of age to be in a child safety seat or
a seatbelt, no matter where the child is seated -front or back seat.
✔✔Seat belt law G.S. 20-135.2A - ✔✔Elements: It is an infraction for:
a) Driver of any person 16 years of age or older
b) To occupy the front or back seat of a motor vehicle manufactured, with seat belts in
compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
c) While the vehicle was in forward motion
d) On a street or highway (not on a PVA)
e) Without having a safety belt properly fastened about his body.
✔✔The date that federal law required motor vehicles to be manufactured with seat belts
ranges from - ✔✔January 1, 1968, for passenger vehicles to January 1, 1982, for
forward control vans.
✔✔The officer should inspect the vehicle. If the seatbelts were removed the driver can
be - ✔✔-Charged,
-If it never had them he cannot be charged.
-Even though equipped with seat belts, some persons are exempt: A person less than
16 years of age- the proper charge is a violation of child restraint laws
G.S. 20-137.1
✔✔Children under 16 years of age in pickup truck bed G.S. 20-135.2B
This law applies statewide.
Elements: It is unlawful to: - ✔✔a) to transport
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Mopeds - ✔✔No driver's license required- By stating that a moped is not a motor
vehicle, the law automatically provides that the operator doesn't need a drivers license
because only operators of motor vehicles must have drivers license.
· Age limit- Persons under 16 years old are specifically prohibited from operating a
moped on a highway or public vehicular area G.S. 20-10.1, and there is no permit to
allow such operation. Persons under 16 may only operate a moped on private property.
· Registration- Mopeds shall be registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles if they
operate on a public vehicular area or highway. The owner of a moped shall pay the
same base fee and be issued the same type of registration card and plate issued for a
motorcycle.
· When does a moped become a motorcycle or motor vehicle? A moped loses its
preferred status if it is larger than 50 cc or if it is capable of propelling the vehicle at a
speed of over 30 mph on a level surface, or has an external shifting device.
✔✔Motorcycle operator must comply with the following rules: - ✔✔Endorsement- An
operator must have a valid drivers license with an "M" endorsement or learners permit
when operated on a street or highway
G.S. 20-7(a)(1)
Helmet required- Be operated only when the operator and all passengers wear helmets
including those in a side car, when operated on a street or public vehicular area G.S.
20-140.4(a)
Motorcycles can be operated no more than two abreast in a single lane
G.S. 20-164.1(b)
, ✔✔Child restraint systems G.S. 20-137.1 - ✔✔Every driver who is operating a vehicle
who is transporting one or more passengers of less than 16 years of age must have all
passengers properly secured in a child passenger restraint system or seatbelt.
This statute is not limited to streets, highways, or PVA's. It also applies to private
property.
A child of less than 8 years of age and less than 80 pounds must be properly secured in
a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system.
If the child is under the age of 5 and under 40 pounds, the child must be in the rear
seat, if there is one, in a child safety seat unless the passenger side airbag is inoperable
or the child seat is designed to be used with an airbag.
A child less than 8 years of age and between 40 and 80 pounds may be restrained
solely by a properly fitted lap belt only if no seating position is available that is with a lap
and shoulder belt to properly secure the weight-appropriate child restraint system.
The statute requires any child of less than 16 years of age to be in a child safety seat or
a seatbelt, no matter where the child is seated -front or back seat.
✔✔Seat belt law G.S. 20-135.2A - ✔✔Elements: It is an infraction for:
a) Driver of any person 16 years of age or older
b) To occupy the front or back seat of a motor vehicle manufactured, with seat belts in
compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
c) While the vehicle was in forward motion
d) On a street or highway (not on a PVA)
e) Without having a safety belt properly fastened about his body.
✔✔The date that federal law required motor vehicles to be manufactured with seat belts
ranges from - ✔✔January 1, 1968, for passenger vehicles to January 1, 1982, for
forward control vans.
✔✔The officer should inspect the vehicle. If the seatbelts were removed the driver can
be - ✔✔-Charged,
-If it never had them he cannot be charged.
-Even though equipped with seat belts, some persons are exempt: A person less than
16 years of age- the proper charge is a violation of child restraint laws
G.S. 20-137.1
✔✔Children under 16 years of age in pickup truck bed G.S. 20-135.2B
This law applies statewide.
Elements: It is unlawful to: - ✔✔a) to transport
