North Carolina § 136-89.59 Highway rest area refreshments

North Carolina Statutes

§ 136-89.59 — Highway rest area refreshments

North Carolina § 136-89.59

Ch. 136Transportation

Art. 6DControlled-Access Facilities

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-89.59 (2026).

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All civic, nonprofit, or charitable corporations and organizations are authorized to serve nonalcoholic refreshments to motorists at rest areas and welcome centers located on control-access facilities in accordance with the following conditions:

(1)Thirty-day permits shall be issued without cost by the Highway Division Engineer. Permits shall be subject to revocation by the Chief Engineer for violations of this section. The applicant must be a nonprofit organization showing a record of concern for automotive, highway, or driver safety.

(2)The activity must be carried on solely within the safety rest area free from any ramp or other service used for the movement of vehicles.

(3)The activity must be conducted for the express purpose of improving the safety of highway travel and the advert

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All civic, nonprofit, or charitable corporations and organizations are authorized to serve nonalcoholic refreshments to motorists at rest areas and welcome centers located on control-access facilities in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) Thirty-day permits shall be issued without cost by the Highway Division Engineer. Permits shall be subject to revocation by the Chief Engineer for violations of this section. The applicant must be a nonprofit organization showing a record of concern for automotive, highway, or driver safety.
(2) The activity must be carried on solely within the safety rest area free from any ramp or other service used for the movement of vehicles.
(3) The activity must be conducted for the express purpose of improving the safety of highway travel and the advertisement of any product by any organization shall not be permitted.
(4) The refreshment and any other service offered must be free of charge to the motorist.
(5) Signs shall be displayed by the corporation or organization, and the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the size, content and location of such signs. (1973, c. 1346; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1981, c. 545, ss. 1, 2; 2012-85, s. 7.)
§ 136-89.59A. Promotion of North Carolina farm products at rest areas and welcome centers.
Subject to the approval of the Department, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may distribute promotional materials and free samples of North Carolina farm products at rest areas and welcome centers located on controlled-access facilities and operated by the State for the purpose of promoting North Carolina farm products. (2001-424, s. 17.1.)
§§136-89.60 to 136-89.76. Repealed by Session Laws 1971, c. 882, s. 4.
§ 136-89.77: Repealed by Session Laws 1965, c. 1077.
§§ 136-89.78 through 136-89.158. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§§ 136-89.159 through 136-89.170: Repealed by Session Laws 2006-228, s. 1, effective August 10, 2006.
§§ 136-89.171 through 136-89.179: Repealed by Session Laws 2006-228, s. 2, effective August 10, 2006.
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