§ 51509. Definitions
TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51509. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this article shall have the following meanings: (a) Bureau. “Bureau” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (b) Heavy equipment vehicle. “Heavy equipment vehicle” means any motor vehicle weighing over a gross weight of 2.5 tons and manufactured with an open area separate from the driver’s compartment and designed primarily for the transportation of property. (c) Legal owner. “Legal owner” means the person in whom the ownership or title of the property is vested or who has a legal right to possession of the property. (d) Moped. “Moped” means a motor-driven vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, with or without pedals to permit propulsion by human power, and with a motor or engine size of less than 50 cubic centimeters. (e) Motor bus. “Motor bus” means a motor vehicle operated for the carriage of passengers for hire or a school bus which is designed to carry more than eight passengers. (f) Motor carrier. “Motor carrier” means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:* (g) Motorcycle. “Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle, other than a bicycle, moped, motor scooter, or tractor, designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground with an engine size greater than 250 cubic centimeters. (h) Motor scooter. “Motor Scooter” means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, with an engine size greater than 50 cubic centimeters but less than 250 cubic centimeters, and with a step-through frame. (i) Motor vehicle. “Motor vehicle” means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway. (j) Registered owner. “Registered owner” means a person whose name ap- pears in the files of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles as the person to whom the vehicle or trailer is registered. (k) Trailer. “Trailer” means a vehicle designed for carrying persons or proper- ty on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle. *As stated in original. Source: PL 15-117, § 2(51409).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission