NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 128

HOUSE BILL 158

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 20-116(d) PERTAINING TO THE SIZE OF VEHICLES AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF CERTAIN TRUCKS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  G.S. 20-116(d) as the same appears in Volume 1-C of the General Statutes of North Carolina is amended by rewriting the same to read as follows:

"A vehicle having two (2) axles shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in length of extreme over-all dimensions inclusive of front and rear bumpers. A vehicle having three (3) axles shall not exceed forty (40) feet in length over-all dimensions inclusive of front and rear bumpers. A truck-tractor and semi-trailer shall be regarded as two vehicles for the purpose of determining lawful length and license taxes."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th day of March, 1969.