The following definitions apply to this Part:

(1)        Agent. – A director, officer, employee, or other person authorized to act on behalf of a business entity.

(2)        Business entity. – A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity authorized to conduct business under the laws of this State.

(3)        Operator. – An agent who is 16 years of age or older and is charged with the responsibility of monitoring and operating a personal delivery device.

(4)        Pedestrian area. – A sidewalk, crosswalk, school crosswalk, school crossing zone, or safety zone.

(5)        Personal delivery device. – As defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4.01 ?(2020-73, s. 2.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 20-175.15

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Operator: means a person who travels on a bicycle seated on a saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-171.8
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this State, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto, and other than federal government agencies licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any successor thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 20-137.6
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