HB 516 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Motorcycle Road Guard Safety Act.

House Bill 516, the "Motorcycle Road Guard Safety Act," creates a system allowing certified individuals to direct traffic for motorcycle groups. To become a motorcycle road guard, a person must be at least 18 years old, possess a valid driver's license, and successfully complete a certification course developed by the Division of Motor Vehicles. Certified road guards must meet specific safety standards and are required to notify and obtain consent from the chief of police in each city where they plan to direct traffic. The Division of Motor Vehicles will adopt rules to implement these new provisions.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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MODERATE

This revision of HB 516 significantly expands the Motorcycle Road Guard Safety Act by clarifying the certification program requirements and adding specific approval processes for routes. The bill now requires route approval from local law enforcement officials rather than just city notification, and adds additional administrative requirements for the Division of Motor Vehicles to manage the certification program.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include more detailed administrative requirements for the certification program and added specific route approval requirements involving county sheriffs in addition to city police chiefs.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that routes must receive approval from the chief of police of each municipality and the sheriff of each county through which the motorcycle group is proceeding, rather than just notifying cities.

Added new subsection (d) authorizing the Division to certify applicants based on evidence of completing an approved course and requiring the Division to maintain a list of approved courses.

Added requirement that the Division must develop and offer both initial certification courses and refresher courses for renewal.

Added requirement that the Division must establish procedures for law enforcement officials to verify the validity of a person's motorcycle road guard certification.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified eligibility requirements to specify that applicants must possess a valid regular driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement issued pursuant to G.S. 20-7, rather than just any valid driver's license.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original Section 4 regarding effective date, which was replaced with a new Section 4 maintaining the December 1, 2025 effective date in a different location.

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Committee

May 5, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

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3 primary · 4 co-sponsors