On 19 July 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified HB 563 which included a section requiring all riders and passengers on motorcycles to wear USDOT FMVSS 218 safety helmets as standard safety equipment. The Governor signed the bill into law and it becomes enforceable in January 2008.

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H563v6.html

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I dont understand. NC has always required helmets since the mid to late 70s. Maybe they only revised the law to clear up some unclear language?