Get Golf Cart Safety Inspection Form - Town Of Cape Carteret

When you pick up your cart from us, it will come with your first North Carolina safety inspection. After that, it's your responsibility to have it inspected yearly, just as you would your car.

If the cart does not have a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), one must be issued by an authorized Golf Cart or LSV retailer (NOTE: Local golf cart dealerships might not issue a VIN if they did not the required safety equipment - contact a dealership first before adding your own equipment).

What Does a Golf Cart Need to Be Street Legal? To be legally operated on the roads, your cart must be equipped with headlights, taillights, turn signals, brake lights, reflex reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, seat belts, a windshield, horn, and DOT-approved tires.

If the cart does not have a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), one must be issued by an authorized Golf Cart or LSV retailer (NOTE: Local golf cart dealerships might not issue a VIN if they did not the required safety equipment - contact a dealership first before adding your own equipment).

Subsequent annual inspections of a currently registered cart may be conducted at the Police Department. The Police Officer will complete the Golf Cart Registration / Inspection form, provide you a copy of this brochure, and have you sign the Registration / Inspection Form.

Welcome to North Carolina There are restrictions on the use of golf carts in the State of North Carolina. Golf carts must be licensed, insured, and registered as Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) with the Dept. of Motor Vehicles and may not be operated: On primary highways.

Golf carts and utility vehicles typically do not require a title, but if they have been upfitted with certain equipment as listed on the DMV's website, they will require a title prior to disposition via public auction.

Because each state has its own insurance requirements for golf carts, it may not be top of your mind to insure yours. The State of North Carolina requires that all owners must have golf cart liability insurance.