GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1752

Short Title:  No Unmarked Vehicle Night Stops.	(Public)

─────────────────────────────────────── 
Sponsors: Representatives Wood; Shubert and Allred.

─────────────────────────────────────── 
Referred to:  Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

─────────────────────────────────────── 

June 1, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM MAKING TRAFFIC STOPS AT NIGHT IN UNMARKED VEHICLES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-183 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( c)	No law enforcement officer operating an unmarked vehicle at night may stop a vehicle for a violation of this Article except when that officer has probable cause to believe that a felony or an impaired driving offense has been committed by the operator of that vehicle.
For purposes of this subsection, an unmarked vehicle is one without: (i)	permanently attached signage or lettering identifying the vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle, (ii) a permanent governmental registration plate, and (iii) a roof mounted visor bar with blue lights."
Section 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the 1998-99 fiscal year to publicize the contents of Section 1 of this bill.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and Section 2 of this bill becomes effective July 1, 1998.