2265 - Equipment, inspection and insurance.

§ 2265. Equipment,  inspection  and  insurance. 1. Equipment.   Unless  otherwise prescribed by regulation of the commissioner,  a  limited  use  automobile  shall  be  subject  to  the  equipment  requirements of this  chapter which are  applicable  to  a  passenger  motor  vehicle.  Unless  otherwise  prescribed  by  regulation of the commissioner, a limited use  motorcycle shall be subject to  the  equipment  requirements  which  are  applicable  to  a motorcycle.   The operator of a limited use motorcycle  shall be subject to the requirements of subdivisions six  and  seven  of  section  three  hundred  eighty-one  of  this  chapter,  except that the  requirements of subdivisions six and  seven  of  section  three  hundred  eighty-one  of this chapter shall not be applicable to the operator of a  class C limited use motorcycle. The  commissioner  may,  by  regulation,  provide  for  different  equipment requirements for different classes of  limited use motorcycles.  As far as practicable,  such  regulations,  if  promulgated  by the commissioner, shall be consistent with federal motor  vehicle safety standards established for  similar  vehicles.  No  person  shall operate a limited use vehicle on the public highways of this state  in   violation   of  the  provisions  of  this  section  or  regulations  promulgated by the commissioner thereunder.    2. Inspection. (a) Limited use automobiles and  class  A  limited  use  motorcycles  shall  be subject to the inspection requirements of article  five of this chapter. The commissioner may, by regulation,  provide  for  different  inspection  procedures  for  different  types  of limited use  automobiles.    (b) Class B and class C limited use motorcycles shall be  exempt  from  any inspection requirements.    3.  Insurance. The provisions of articles six, seven and eight of this  chapter shall be applicable to limited use  vehicles,  except  that  the  provisions  of  article  six  of this chapter shall not apply to class C  limited use motorcycles.