GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE BILL 380

Second Edition Engrossed 3/25/09

Short Title:        Collection of Data/DMV Reports.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Dannelly;  Dorsett, Jones, and Purcell.
Referred to:	Judiciary II.

March 4, 2009

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to require the division of motor VEHICLES to collect data related to crashes on forms supplied by the division.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑166.1(h) reads as rewritten:

"(h)       Forms. – The Division shall provide forms or procedures for submitting crash data to persons required to make reports under this section and the reports shall be made in a format approved by the Commissioner. The following information shall be included about a reportable crash:

(1)        The cause of the crash.

(2)        The conditions existing at the time of the crash.

(3)        The persons and vehicles involved.

(4)        Whether the vehicle has been seized and is subject to forfeiture under G.S. 20‑28.2.

(5) Whether the driver was distracted at the time of the crash and if so, an indication of what caused the distraction."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2010, and applies to crashes investigated on or after that date.