(a)        Every new motor vehicle registered in this State and manufactured, assembled or sold after July 1, 1966, shall be equipped with sufficient anchorage units at the attachment points for attaching at least two sets of seat safety belts for the rear seat of the motor vehicle. Such anchorage units at the attachment points shall be of such construction, design, and strength to support a loop load strength of not less than 5,000 pounds for each belt.

(b)        The provisions of this section shall apply to passenger vehicles of nine-passenger capacity or less, except motorcycles.

(c)        For purposes of this section, the term “motorcycle” shall not include autocycles. Every autocycle registered in this State shall be equipped with sufficient anchorage units at the attachment points for attaching seat safety belts for the rear seats of the autocycle. The anchorage unit shall meet the same construction, design, and strength requirements under this section for anchorage units in motor vehicles. ?(1965, c. 372; 2015-163, s. 10; 2016-90, s. 12.5(c).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 20-135.3

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Passenger: means a person who travels on a bicycle in any manner except as an operator. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-171.8
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3