A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to expand the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle in a passing lane at less than the speed limit or when impeding the steady flow of traffic and to increase the monetary penalty for committing a violation of that prohibition.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑146 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑146.  Drive on right side of highway; exceptions.
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(b)	Upon all highways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the legal maximum speed limit or impeding the steady flow of traffic shall be driven in a lane other than the inside lane next to the centerline or median of a multi‑lane highway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when making a left turn. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00). For purposes of this subsection, a person is "impeding the steady flow of traffic" if the person knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken from the rear by a vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.