GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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HOUSE BILL 741*

Committee Substitute Favorable 6/8/11

Senate Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 6/5/12

 

Short Title:        Law Enforcement/Emergency Vehicle Length.

(Public)

Sponsors:

 

Referred to:

 

April 7, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to set a maximum length for law enforcement and emergency management vehicles.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20-116(d) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(4)      Vehicles owned or leased by State, local, or federal government, when used for official law enforcement or emergency management purposes, shall not exceed 45 feet in length overall, excluding bumpers and mirrors."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.