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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › § 20-183.5A - When a vehicle that fails a safety inspection because of missing emissions control devices may obtain a waiver.

§ 20-183.5A. When a vehicle that fails a safety inspection because of missing emissions control devices may obtain a waiver.
(a) Requirements. – The Division may issue a waiver for a vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Fails a safety inspection because it does not have one or more emissions control devices.
(2) Has documented repairs within the previous calendar year to replace missing emissions control devices costing at least the waiver amount made to the vehicle to correct the cause of the failure. The waiver amount is two hundred dollars ($200.00) if the vehicle is a 1996 or newer model.
(b) Procedure. – To obtain a waiver, a person must contact a local enforcement office of the Division. Before issuing a waiver, an employee of the Division must review the inspection receipts issued for the inspections of the vehicle, review the documents establishing what repairs were made to the vehicle and at what cost, review any statement denying warranty coverage of the repairs made, and do a visual inspection of the vehicle, if appropriate, to determine if the documented repairs were made. The Division must issue a waiver if it determines that the vehicle qualifies for a waiver. A person to whom a waiver is issued must present the waiver to the self-inspector or inspection station performing the inspection to obtain an electronic inspection authorization.
(c) Repairs. – The following repairs and their costs cannot be considered in determining whether the cost of repairs made to a vehicle equals or exceeds the waiver amount:
(1) Repairs covered by a warranty that applies to the vehicle.
(2) Repairs needed as a result of tampering with an emission control device of the vehicle.
(3) Repairs made by an individual who is not professionally engaged in the business of repairing vehicles.
(d) Electronic Inspection Authorization Expiration. – An electronic inspection authorization issued to a vehicle after the vehicle receives a waiver from the requirement of passing the safety inspection expires at the same time it would if the vehicle had passed the safety inspection. (2001-504, s. 9; 2007-503, ss. 8, 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › § 20-183.6A - Administration of program; duties of license holders.

§ 20-183.6A. Administration of program; duties of license holders.
(a) Division. – The Division is responsible for administering the safety inspection and the emissions inspection programs. In exercising this responsibility, the Division must:
(1) Conduct performance audits, record audits, and equipment audits of those licensed to perform inspections to ensure that inspections are performed properly.
(2) Ensure that Division personnel who audit license holders are knowledgeable about audit procedures and about the requirements of both the safety inspection and the emissions inspection programs.
(3) Perform an emissions inspection on a vehicle when requested to do so by a vehicle owner so the owner can compare the result of the inspection performed by the Division with the result of an inspection performed at an emissions inspection station.
(4) Investigate complaints about a person licensed to perform inspections and reports of irregularities in performing inspections.
(5) Establish written procedures for the issuance of electronic inspection authorizations to persons licensed to perform electronic inspection authorizations.
(6) Submit information and reports to the federal Environmental Protection Agency as required by 40 C.F.R. Part 51.
(b) License Holders. – A person who is licensed by the Division under this Part must post the license at the place required by the Division and must keep a record of inspections performed. The inspection record must identify the vehicle that was inspected, indicate the type of inspection performed and the date of inspection, and contain any other information required by the Division. A self-inspector or an inspection station must send its records of inspections to the Division in the form and at the time required by the Division. An auditor of the Division may review the inspection records of a person licensed by the Division under this Part during normal business hours. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, s. 1; 2007-503, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › § 20-183.8A - Civil penalties against motorists for emissions violations; waiver.

§ 20-183.8A. Civil penalties against motorists for emissions violations; waiver.
(a) Civil Penalties. – The Division must assess a civil penalty against a person who owns or leases a vehicle that is subject to an inspection and who engages in any of the emissions violations set out in this subsection. As provided in G.S. 20-54, the registration of a vehicle may not be renewed until a penalty imposed under this subsection has been paid. The civil penalties and violations are as follows:
(1) Fifty dollars ($50.00) for failure to have the vehicle inspected within four months after it is required to be inspected under this Part.
(2) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for instructing or allowing a person to tamper with an emission control device of the vehicle so as to make the device inoperative or fail to work properly.
(3) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for incorrectly stating the vehicle's county of registration to avoid having an emissions inspection of the vehicle.
(b) Waiver. – The Division must waive the civil penalty assessed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section against a person who establishes the following:
(1) The person was continuously out of the State on active military duty from the date the electronic authorization expired to the date the four-month grace period expired.
(2) No person operated the vehicle from the date the electronic authorization expired to the date the four-month grace period expired.
(3) The person obtained a current electronic authorization within 30 days after returning to the State. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, ss. 1, 8; 1998-212, s. 27.6(b); 2007-364, ss. 3, 4; 2007-503, s. 15; 2009-319, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › § 20-183.8D - Suspension or revocation of license.

§ 20-183.8D. Suspension or revocation of license.
(a) Safety. – The Division may suspend or revoke a safety self-inspector license, a safety inspection station license, and a safety inspection mechanic license issued under this Part if the license holder fails to comply with this Part or a rule adopted by the Commissioner to implement this Part.
(b) Emissions. – The Division may suspend or revoke an emissions self-inspector license, an emissions inspection station license, and an emissions inspection mechanic license issued under this Part for any of the following reasons:
(1) The suspension or revocation is imposed under G.S. 20-183.8B.
(2) Failure to pay a civil penalty imposed under G.S. 20-183.8B within 30 days after it is imposed. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, s. 1; 1997-29, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › §§ 20-183.8E: Recodified as G.S. 20-183.8G at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.

§ 20-183.8E: Recodified as G.S. 20-183.8G at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. › § 20-183.8F - Requirements for giving license holders notice of violations and for taking summary action.

§ 20-183.8F. Requirements for giving license holders notice of violations and for taking summary action.
(a) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 28.23B(a), effective July 1, 2011.
(b) Notice of Charges. – When the Division decides to charge an inspection station, a self-inspector, or a mechanic with a violation that could result in the suspension or revocation of the person's license, the Division must deliver a written statement of the charges to the affected license holder. The statement of charges must inform the license holder of the right to request a hearing, instruct the person on how to obtain a hearing, and inform the license holder of the effect of not requesting a hearing. The license holder has the right to a hearing before the license is suspended or revoked. G.S. 20-183.8G sets out the procedure for obtaining a hearing.
(c) Exception for Summary Action. – The right granted by subsection (b) of this section to have a hearing before a license is suspended or revoked does not apply if the Division summarily suspends or revokes the license after a judge has reviewed and authorized the proposed action. A license issued to an inspection station, a self-inspector, or a mechanic is a substantial property interest that cannot be summarily suspended or revoked without judicial review.
(d) A notice or statement prepared pursuant to this section or an order of the Division that is directed to a mechanic may be served on the mechanic by delivering a copy of the notice, statement, or order to the station or to the place of business of the self-inspector where the mechanic is employed. Delivery under this section to any person may be made via certified mail or by hand delivery. (1997-29, s. 9; 1999-328, s. 3.13; 2001-504, s. 17; 2011-145, s. 28.23B(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3B - Permanent Weigh Stations and Portable Scales. › § 20-183.9 - Establishment and maintenance of permanent weigh stations.

§ 20-183.9. Establishment and maintenance of permanent weigh stations.
The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to equip and operate permanent weigh stations equipped to weigh vehicles using the streets and highways of this State to determine whether such vehicles are being operated in accordance with legislative enactments relating to weights of vehicles and their loads. The permanent weigh stations shall be established at such locations on the streets and highways in this State as will enable them to be used most advantageously in determining the weight of vehicles and their loads. The Department of Transportation shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all permanent weigh stations established pursuant to this section. (1951, c. 988, s. 1; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, ss. 34, 37; 1979, c. 76; 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-190, s. 7; 2004-124, s. 18.3(b); 2006-66, s. 21.8; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3B - Permanent Weigh Stations and Portable Scales. › § 20-183.10 - Operation of the permanent weigh stations by the Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol, uniformed personnel.

§ 20-183.10. Operation of the permanent weigh stations by the Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol, uniformed personnel.
The permanent weigh stations to be established pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be operated by the Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol, who shall assign a sufficient number of sworn and nonsworn personnel to the various weigh stations. Sworn personnel of the State Highway Patrol shall supervise all nonsworn personnel assigned to weigh stations. The sworn and nonsworn personnel shall have authority to weigh vehicles and to assess civil penalties pursuant to Article 3, Part 9 of this Chapter and shall wear uniforms to be selected and furnished by the Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol. The uniformed sworn and nonsworn personnel assigned to the various permanent weigh stations shall weigh vehicles and complete various reports as may be necessary for recording violations relating to the weight of vehicles and their loads. The uniformed officers assigned to the various permanent weigh stations shall have the powers of peace officers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Chapter and in making arrests, serving process, and appearing in court in all matters and things relating to the weight of vehicles and their loads. (1951, c. 988, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 319; 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-190, s. 8; 2004-124, s. 18.3(c); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (p); 2015-241, s. 16A.7(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.14 - Legislative findings.

§ 20-183.14. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) The public safety necessitates the continuous development, modernization and implementation of standards and requirements of law relating to vehicle equipment, in accordance with expert knowledge and opinion.
(2) The public safety further requires that such standards and requirements be uniform from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, except to the extent that specific and compelling evidence supports variation.
(3) The Division of Motor Vehicles, acting upon recommendations of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission and pursuant to the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact provides a just, equitable and orderly means of promoting the public safety in the manner and within the scope contemplated by this Article. (1963, c. 1167, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.15 - Approval of rules and regulations by General Assembly required.

§ 20-183.15. Approval of rules and regulations by General Assembly required.
Pursuant to Article V(e) of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact, it is the intention of this State and it is hereby provided that no rule, regulation or code issued by the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission in accordance with Article V of the Compact shall take effect until approved by act of the General Assembly. (1963, c. 1167, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.16 - Compact Commissioner.

§ 20-183.16. Compact Commissioner.
The Commissioner of this State on the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission shall be the Secretary of Transportation or such other officer of the Department of Transportation as the Secretary may designate. (1963, c. 1167, s. 4; 1975, c. 716, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.17 - Cooperation of State agencies authorized.

§ 20-183.17. Cooperation of State agencies authorized.
Within appropriations available therefor, the departments, agencies and officers of the government of this State may cooperate with and assist the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission within the scope contemplated by Article III(h) of the Compact. The departments, agencies and officers of the government of this State are authorized generally to cooperate with said Commission. (1963, c. 1167, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.19 - Budget procedure.

§ 20-183.19. Budget procedure.
Pursuant to Article VI(a) of the Compact, the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission shall submit its budgets to the Director of the Budget. (1963, c. 1167, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.20 - Inspection of financial records of Commission.

§ 20-183.20. Inspection of financial records of Commission.
Pursuant to Article VI(e) of the Compact, the operations of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. (1963, c. 1167, s. 8; 1983, c. 913, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. › § 20-183.21 - "Executive head" defined.

§ 20-183.21. "Executive head" defined.
The term "executive head" as used in Article IX(b) of the Compact shall, with reference to this State, mean the Governor. (1963, c. 1167, s. 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3D - Automatic License Plate Reader Systems. › § 20-183.30 - Definitions.

§ 20-183.30. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Automatic license plate reader system. – A system of one or more mobile or fixed automated high-speed cameras used in combination with computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into computer-readable data. This term shall not include a traffic control photographic system, as that term is defined in G.S. 160A-300.1(a), or an open road tolling system, as that term is defined in G.S. 136-89.210(3).
(2) Law enforcement agency. – Any agency or officer of the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof who is empowered by the laws of this State to conduct investigations or to make arrests and any attorney, including the Attorney General of North Carolina, authorized by the laws of this State to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of those persons arrested or persons who may be subject to civil actions related to or concerning an arrest. (2015-190, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3D - Automatic License Plate Reader Systems. › § 20-183.31 - Regulation of use.

§ 20-183.31. Regulation of use.
(a) Any State or local law enforcement agency using an automatic license plate reader system must adopt a written policy governing its use before the automatic license plate reader system is operational. The policy shall address all of the following:
(1) Databases used to compare data obtained by the automatic license plate reader system.
(2) Data retention.
(3) Sharing of data with other law enforcement agencies.
(4) Training of automatic license plate reader system operators.
(5) Supervisory oversight of automatic license plate reader system use.
(6) Internal data security and access.
(7) Annual or more frequent auditing and reporting of automatic license plate reader system use and effectiveness to the head of the agency responsible for operating the system.
(8) Accessing data obtained by automatic license plate reader systems not operated by the law enforcement agency.
(9) Any other subjects related to automatic license plate reader system use by the agency.
(b) Data obtained by a law enforcement agency in accordance with this Article shall be obtained, accessed, preserved, or disclosed only for law enforcement or criminal justice purposes. Notwithstanding, data obtained under the authority of this Article shall not be used for the enforcement of traffic violations.
(c) Any law enforcement agency using an automatic license plate reader system must keep maintenance and calibration schedules and records for the system on file. (2015-190, s. 1; 2021-180, s. 41.57(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3D - Automatic License Plate Reader Systems. › § 20-183.32 - Preservation and disclosure of records.

§ 20-183.32. Preservation and disclosure of records.
(a) Captured plate data obtained by an automatic license plate reader system, operated by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes, shall not be preserved for more than 90 days after the date the data is captured.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, data obtained by an automatic license plate reader may be preserved for more than 90 days pursuant to any of the following:
(1) A preservation request under subsection (c) of this section.
(2) A search warrant issued pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes.
(3) A federal search warrant issued in compliance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(c) Upon the request of a law enforcement agency, the custodian of the captured plate data shall take all necessary steps to immediately preserve captured plate data in its possession. A requesting agency must specify in a written, sworn statement all of the following:
(1) The location of the particular camera or cameras for which captured plate data must be preserved and the particular license plate for which captured plate data must be preserved.
(2) The date or dates and time frames for which captured plate data must be preserved.
(3) Specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the captured plate data is relevant and material to an ongoing criminal or missing persons investigation or is needed to prove a violation of a motor carrier safety regulation.
(4) The case and identity of the parties involved in that case.
After one year from the date of the initial preservation request, the captured plate data obtained by an automatic license plate reader system shall be destroyed according to the custodian's own record or data retention policy, unless the custodian receives within that period another preservation request under this subsection, in which case the retention period established under this subsection shall reset.
(d) A law enforcement agency that uses an automatic license plate reader system in accordance with G.S. 20-183.31 shall update the system from the databases specified therein every 24 hours if such updates are available or as soon as practicable after such updates become available.
(e) Captured plate data obtained in accordance with this Article is confidential and not a public record as that term is defined in G.S. 132-1. Data shall not be disclosed except to a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement or public safety purpose pursuant to a written request from the requesting agency. Written requests may be in electronic format. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the disclosure of captured plate data if a law enforcement agency determines that disclosure will compromise an ongoing investigation. Captured plate data shall not be sold for any purpose. (2015-190, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 3D - Automatic License Plate Reader Systems. › § 20-183.32A - Report on automatic license plate reader systems.

§ 20-183.32A. Report on automatic license plate reader systems.
No later than March 1 of each year, any law enforcement agency that has placed an automatic license plate reader system on right-of-way owned or maintained by the Department of Transportation shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety containing the written policy governing use of the automatic license plate reader system, the number of requests for captured data by requesting agency, and the amount of data preserved for more than 90 days compared to the amount of data captured on an annual basis. (2021-180, s. 41.57(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-184 - Patrol under supervision of Department of Public Safety.

§ 20-184. Patrol under supervision of Department of Public Safety.
The Secretary of Public Safety, under the direction of the Governor, shall have supervision, direction and control of the State Highway Patrol. The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Public Safety a State Highway Patrol Division, prescribe regulations governing the Division, and assign to the Division such duties as the Secretary may deem proper. (1935, c. 324, s. 2; 1939, c. 387, s. 1; 1941, c. 36; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, ss. 13, 14, 15; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (hh); 2015-241, s. 16A.7(i).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-185 - Personnel; appointment; salaries.

§ 20-185. Personnel; appointment; salaries.
(a) The State Highway Patrol shall consist of a commanding officer, who shall be appointed by the Governor and whose rank shall be designated by the Governor, and such additional subordinate officers and members as the Secretary of Public Safety, with the approval of the Governor, shall direct. Members of the State Highway Patrol shall be appointed by the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and Secretary. The commanding officer, other officers and members of the State Highway Patrol shall be paid such salaries as may be established by the Division of Personnel of the Department of Administration. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the number of supervisory personnel of the State Highway Patrol shall not exceed a number equal to twenty-one percent (21%) of the personnel actually serving as uniformed highway patrolmen. Nothing in the previous sentence is intended to require the demotion, reassignment or change in status of any member of the State Highway Patrol presently assigned in a supervisory capacity. If a reduction in the number of Highway Patrol personnel assigned in supervisory capacity is required in order for the State Highway Patrol to meet the mandatory maximum percentage of supervisory personnel as set out in the fourth sentence of this subsection, that reduction shall be achieved through normal attrition resulting from supervisory personnel resigning, retiring or voluntarily transferring from supervisory positions.
(a1) Applicants for employment as a State Trooper shall be at least 21 years of age and not more than 39 years of age as of the first day of patrol school. Highway Patrol enforcement personnel hired on or after July 1, 2013, shall retire not later than the end of the month in which their 62nd birthday falls.
(b) to (f) Repealed by Session Laws 1979, 2nd Session, c. 1272, s. 2.
(g), (h) Struck out by Session Laws 1961, c. 833, s. 6.2.
(i) Positions in the State Highway Patrol approved by the General Assembly in the first fiscal year of a biennium to be added in the second fiscal year of a biennium may not be filled before adjustments to the budget for the second fiscal year of the budget are enacted by the General Assembly. If a position to be added in the State Highway Patrol for the second fiscal year of the biennium requires training, no applicant may be trained to fill the position until the budget adjustments for the second fiscal year are enacted by the General Assembly. (1929, c. 218, s. 1; 1931, c. 381; 1935, c. 324, s. 1; 1937, c. 313, s. 1; 1941, c. 36; 1947, c. 461, s. 1; 1953, c. 1195, s. 1; 1955, c. 372; 1957, c. 1394; 1959, cc. 370, 1320; 1961, c. 833, s. 6.2; 1973, c. 59; 1975, c. 61, ss. 1, 2; c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, ss. 6-8, 13; c. 329, ss. 1-3; cc. 749, 889; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1272, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1066, s. 133; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (p); 2013-289, s. 9; 2015-241, s. 16A.7(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-185.1 - Trooper training; reimbursement.

§ 20-185.1. Trooper training; reimbursement.
(a) Trooper Training Reimbursement. – The training of State Troopers is a substantial investment of State resources that provides individuals with skills that are transferable to other law enforcement opportunities. The State may require an individual to agree in writing to reimburse a portion of the training costs incurred if the individual completes the training and becomes a State Trooper but does not remain a State Trooper for 36 months. The portion of the State's cost to be reimbursed is thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000), less one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each month an individual served as a State Trooper and member of the State Highway Patrol.
(b) Administration. – The Secretary of Public Safety shall perform all of the administrative functions necessary to implement the reimbursement agreements required by this section, including rule making, disseminating information, implementing contracts, and taking other necessary actions.
(c) Hardships. – No contract shall be enforced under this section if the Secretary finds that it is impossible for the individual to serve as a member of the State Highway Patrol due to death, health-related reasons, or other hardship.
(d) Law Enforcement Agency Requirements. – If a State Trooper separates from the State Highway Patrol before 36 months of service following completion of the training program and the State Trooper is hired within six months of separation from the State Highway Patrol by a municipal law enforcement agency, a Sheriff's office, or a company police agency certified under Chapter 74E of the General Statutes, then that hiring entity is liable to the State in the amount of thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000), to be paid in full within 90 days of the date the State Trooper is employed by the hiring entity. No hiring entity shall make any arrangement to circumvent any portion of this subsection. (2018-5, s. 35.25(c); 2018-97, s. 8.1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-186 - Oath of office.

§ 20-186. Oath of office.
Each member of the State Highway Patrol shall subscribe and file with the Secretary of Public Safety an oath of office for the faithful performance of his duties. (1929, c. 218, s. 2; 1937, c. 339, s. 1; 1941, c. 36; 1977, c. 70, s. 9; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-187 - Orders and rules for organization and conduct.

§ 20-187. Orders and rules for organization and conduct.
The Secretary of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to make all necessary orders, rules and regulations for the organization, assignment, and conduct of the members of the State Highway Patrol. Such orders, rules and regulations shall be subject to the approval of the Governor. (1929, c. 218, ss. 1, 3; 1931, c. 381; 1933, c. 214, ss. 1, 2; 1939, c. 387, s. 2; 1941, c. 36; 1977, c. 70, s. 13; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › §§ 20-187.2. Recodified as G.S. 17F-20 by Session Laws 2023-46, s. 4, effective June 16, 2023.

§ 20-187.2. Recodified as G.S. 17F-20 by Session Laws 2023-46, s. 4, effective June 16, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-187.3 - Quotas prohibited.

§ 20-187.3. Quotas prohibited.
(a) The Secretary of Public Safety shall not make or permit to be made any order, rule, or regulation requiring the issuance of any minimum number of traffic citations, or ticket quotas, by any member or members of the State Highway Patrol. Pay and promotions of members of the Highway Patrol shall be based on their overall job performance and not on the basis of the volume of citations issued or arrests made. Members of the Highway Patrol shall be subject to the salary schedule established by the Secretary of Public Safety and shall receive longevity pay for service as applicable to other State employees generally.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-5, s. 35.25(b), effective July 1, 2018. (1981, c. 429; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, ss. 106, 107; c. 1116, s. 89; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-142, s. 25.2C(d); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2018-5, s. 35.25(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › §§ 20-187.4. Recodified as G.S. 17F-21 by Session Laws 2023-46, s. 5, effective June 16, 2023.

§ 20-187.4. Recodified as G.S. 17F-21 by Session Laws 2023-46, s. 5, effective June 16, 2023.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-187.5 - Trademark authorization.

§ 20-187.5. Trademark authorization.
The North Carolina Troopers Association is authorized to use all trademarks identifying the North Carolina State Highway Patrol held by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety or its Divisions. The use authorized under this section shall be limited to purposes that support the State Highway Patrol, employees of the State Highway Patrol, and the family members of the employees of the State Highway Patrol. (2017-57, s. 16B.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-189 - Patrolmen assigned to Governor's office.

§ 20-189. Patrolmen assigned to Governor's office.
The Secretary of Public Safety, at the request of the Governor, shall assign and attach two members of the State Highway Patrol to the office of the Governor, there to be assigned such duties and perform such services as the Governor may direct. The cost of the State Highway Patrol members so assigned to the office of the Governor shall be paid from appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety. (1941, cc. 23, 36; 1965, c. 1159; 1977, c. 70, s. 13; 1983, c. 717, s. 6; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 955, ss. 2, 3; 2006-203, s. 15; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-83, s. 30; 2021-180, s. 19B.8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-189.1 - Lieutenant Governor Executive Protection Detail.

§ 20-189.1. Lieutenant Governor Executive Protection Detail.
(a) Creation. – There is created within the Highway Patrol a Lieutenant Governor's Executive Protection Detail. The Lieutenant Governor shall submit the names of three sworn members in good standing of the North Carolina Highway Patrol to the Commander, and the Commander shall assign those officers to serve in the Lieutenant Governor's Executive Protection Detail. The Lieutenant Governor is authorized to remove any members of the detail, with or without cause. If the Lieutenant Governor removes a member of the detail, the Lieutenant Governor shall submit to the Commander the name of an officer to replace the member who has been removed and the Commander shall assign the replacement. Members of the Lieutenant Governor's Executive Protection Detail shall continue to be employed by the North Carolina Highway Patrol subject to the laws, rules, and regulations of the Highway Patrol. The North Carolina Highway Patrol shall provide vehicles necessary for the carrying out of the Detail's duties under this Article.
(b) Duties. – The members of the Lieutenant Governor's Executive Protection Detail shall protect the Lieutenant Governor and the Lieutenant Governor's immediate family and perform duties as assigned by the Lieutenant Governor relating to the protection of the Lieutenant Governor. (2017-57, s. 16B.4(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-189.2 - State Highway Patrol Security Detail.

§ 20-189.2. State Highway Patrol Security Detail.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, while traveling within the State on State business, may request a security detail. The request shall be made to the commander of the State Highway Patrol. If the request is made at least 48 hours in advance, the commander shall provide the detail. If the request is made less than 48 hours in advance, the commander shall provide the detail unless doing so would otherwise impair the ability of the State Highway patrol to perform its lawful duties. (2017-57, s. 16B.9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-190 - Uniforms; motor vehicles and arms; expense incurred; color of vehicle.

§ 20-190. Uniforms; motor vehicles and arms; expense incurred; color of vehicle.
The Department of Public Safety shall adopt some distinguishing uniform for the members of said State Highway Patrol, and furnish each member of the Patrol with an adequate number of said uniforms and each member of said Patrol force when on duty shall be dressed in said uniform. The Department of Public Safety shall likewise furnish each member of the Patrol with a suitable motor vehicle, and necessary arms, and provide for all reasonable expense incurred by said Patrol while on duty, provided, that not less than eighty-three percent (83%) of the number of motor vehicles operated on the highways of the State by members of the State Highway Patrol shall be painted a uniform color of black and silver. (1929, c. 218, s. 5; 1941, c. 36; 1955, c. 1132, ss. 1, 1 1/4, 1 3/4; 1957, c. 478, s. 1; c. 673, s. 1; 1961, c. 342; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, s. 15; 1979, c. 229; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-190.1 - Patrol vehicles to have sirens; sounding siren.

§ 20-190.1. Patrol vehicles to have sirens; sounding siren.
Every motor vehicle operated on the highways of the State by officers and members of the State Highway Patrol shall be equipped with a siren. Whenever any such officer or member operating any unmarked car shall overtake another vehicle on the highway after sunset of any day and before sunrise for the purpose of stopping the same or apprehending the driver thereof, he shall sound said siren before stopping such other vehicle. (1957, c. 478, s. 1 1/2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-190.3 - Assignment of new highway patrol cars.

§ 20-190.3. Assignment of new highway patrol cars.
All new highway patrol cars, whether marked or unmarked, placed in service after July 1, 1985, shall be assigned to all members of the Highway Patrol. (1985, c. 757, s. 165; 1987, c. 738, s. 122; 1989, c. 752, s. 114.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-191 - Use of facilities.

§ 20-191. Use of facilities.
Office space and other equipment and facilities of the Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation, presently being used by the State Highway Patrol shall continue to be used by the Patrol, and joint use of space, equipment and facilities between any division of the Department of Transportation and the State Highway Patrol may continue, unless such arrangements are changed by agreements between the Secretary of Public Safety and the Secretary of Transportation. (1929, c. 218, s. 6; 1937, c. 313, s. 1; 1941, c. 36; 1947, c. 461, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, s. 11; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-192 - Shifting of personnel from one district to another.

§ 20-192. Shifting of personnel from one district to another.
The commanding officer of the State Highway Patrol under such rules and regulations as the Department of Public Safety may prescribe shall have authority from time to time to shift the forces from one district to another, or to consolidate more than one district force at any point for special purposes. Whenever a member of the State Highway Patrol is transferred from one point to another for the convenience of the State or otherwise than upon the request of the Highway Patrol member, the Department shall be responsible for transporting the household goods, furniture and personal apparel of the Highway Patrol member and members of the Highway Patrol member's household. (1929, c. 218, s. 7; 1937, c. 313, s. 1; 1941, c. 36; 1947, c. 461, s. 3; 1951, c. 285; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, s. 15; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-83, s. 31.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-194 - (Renumbered) Defense of members and other State law-enforcement officers in civil actions; payment of judgments.

§ 20-194. (Renumbered) Defense of members and other State law-enforcement officers in civil actions; payment of judgments. (1929, c. 218, s. 9; 1941, c. 36; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1323; 1975, c. 210; 1977, c. 70, s. 12; 2011 145, s. 28.27(d); 2017 57, s. 6.7(d); renumbered to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17F 5 by 2023 46, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-195 - Cooperation between Patrol and local officers.

§ 20-195. Cooperation between Patrol and local officers.
The Secretary of Public Safety with the approval of the Governor, through the State Highway Patrol, shall encourage the cooperation between the Highway Patrol and the several municipal and county peace officers of the State for the enforcement of all traffic laws and the proper administration of the Uniform Drivers' License Law, and arrangements for compensation of special services rendered by such local officers out of the funds allotted to the State Highway Patrol may be made, subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget. (1935, c. 324, s. 5; 1939, c. 387, s. 3; 1941, c. 36; 1977, c. 70, ss. 13, 14; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (p); 2015-241, s. 16A.7(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-196 - Statewide radio system authorized; use of telephone lines in emergencies.

§ 20-196. Statewide radio system authorized; use of telephone lines in emergencies.
The Secretary of Public Safety, through the State Highway Patrol is hereby authorized and directed to set up and maintain a statewide radio system, with adequate broadcasting stations so situate as to make the service available to all parts of the State for the purpose of maintaining radio contact with the members of the State Highway Patrol and other officers of the State, to the end that the traffic laws upon the highways may be more adequately enforced and that the criminal use of the highways may be prevented. The Secretary of Public Safety, through the State Highway Patrol, is hereby authorized to establish a plan of operation in accordance with Federal Communication Commission rules so that all certified law-enforcement officers within the State may use the law enforcement emergency frequency of 155.475MHz.
The Secretary of Public Safety is likewise authorized and empowered to arrange with the various telephone companies of the State for the use of their lines for emergency calls by the members of the State Highway Patrol, if it shall be found practicable to arrange apparatus for temporary contact with said telephone circuits along the highways of the State.
In order to make this service more generally useful, the various boards of county commissioners and the governing boards of the various cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered to provide radio receiving sets in the offices and vehicles of their various officers, and such expenditures are declared to be a legal expenditure of any funds that may be available for police protection. (1935, c. 324, s. 6; 1941, c. 36; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 70, ss. 13, 14; c. 464, s. 34; 1983, c. 717, s. 7; 1987, c. 525; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (p); 2015-241, s. 16A.7(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-196.2 - Use of aircraft to discover certain motor vehicle violations; declaration of policy.

§ 20-196.2. Use of aircraft to discover certain motor vehicle violations; declaration of policy.
The State Highway Patrol is hereby permitted the use of aircraft to discover violations of Part 10 of Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes relating to operation of motor vehicles and rules of the road. It is hereby declared the public policy of North Carolina that the aircraft should be used primarily for accident prevention and should also be used incident to the issuance of warning citations in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 20-183. (1967, c. 513; 1998-212, s. 19.6(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-196.3 - Who may hold supervisory positions over sworn members of the Patrol.

§ 20-196.3. Who may hold supervisory positions over sworn members of the Patrol.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the General Statutes, only the following individuals may hold a supervisory position over sworn members of the Patrol:
(1) The Governor.
(2) The Secretary of Public Safety.
(3) A uniformed member of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol who has met all requirements for employment within the Patrol, including completion of the basic Patrol school. (1975, c. 47; 1977, c. 70, s. 14.1; 2002-159, ss. 31.5(a), (b); 2002-190, s. 9; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2013-289, s. 10; 2015-241, s. 16A.7(h).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-196.4 - Oversized and hazardous shipment escort fee.

§ 20-196.4. Oversized and hazardous shipment escort fee.
(a) Every person, firm, corporation, or entity required by the North Carolina Department of Transportation or any federal agency or commission to have a law enforcement escort provided by the State Highway Patrol for the transport of any oversized load or hazardous shipment by road or rail shall pay to the Department of Public Safety a fee covering the full cost to administer, plan, and carry out the escort within this State.
(b) If the State Highway Patrol provides an escort to accompany the transport of oversized loads or hazardous shipments by road or rail at the request of any person, firm, corporation, or entity that is not required to have a law enforcement escort pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, then the requester shall pay to the Department of Public Safety a fee covering the full cost to administer, plan, and carry out the escort within this State.
(c) A fee established under this section is subject to G.S. 12-3.1. The full cost of an escort includes costs for vehicle or equipment maintenance required before or after an escort to ensure the visibility and safety of the law enforcement escort and the motoring public.
(d) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be placed in a special Escort Fee Account. Revenue in the account is annually appropriated to the Department to reimburse the Department for its expenses in providing escorts under this section.
(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-129, s. 4, effective July 21, 2010. (2002-126, s. 26.17(a); 2010-129, s. 4; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 4 - State Highway Patrol. › § 20-196.5 - Report on gang prevention recommendations.

§ 20-196.5. Report on gang prevention recommendations.
The State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the State Bureau of Investigation and the Governor's Crime Commission, shall develop recommendations concerning the establishment of priorities and needed improvements with respect to gang prevention and shall report those recommendations to the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees on Justice and Public Safety and to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety on or before March 1 of each year. (2015-241, s. 16B.3(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 6A - Motor Carriers of Migratory Farm Workers. › § 20-215.1 - Definitions.

§ 20-215.1. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Migratory farm worker. – An individual who is employed in agriculture.
(2) Motor carrier of migratory farm workers. – A person who for compensation transports at any one time in North Carolina five or more migratory farm workers to or from their employment by any motor vehicle, other than a passenger automobile or station wagon. The term does not include any of the following:
a. A migratory farm worker who is transporting his or her immediate family.
b. A carrier of passengers regulated by the North Carolina Utilities Commission or the United States Department of Transportation.
c. The transportation of migratory farm workers on a vehicle owned by a farmer when the migratory farm workers are employed or to be employed by the farmer to work on a farm owned or controlled by the farmer.
(3) Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 1330, s. 39. (1961, c. 505, s. 1; 1973, c. 1330, s. 39; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 756, s. 17.)