A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize members of congress the use of a blue light on their vehicles in the performance of their official duties.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑130.1(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	It is unlawful for any person to possess a blue light or to install, activate, or operate a blue light in or on any vehicle in this State, except for (i) a publicly owned vehicle used for law enforcement purposes, (ii) any other vehicle when used by law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties, or (iii) a vehicle used by a member of Congress, with a special U.S. Representative or U.S. Senator registration plate as authorized by G.S. 20‑79.4(b), in the performance of the member's official duties. As used in this subsection, unless the context requires otherwise, "blue light" means any blue light installed on a vehicle after initial manufacture of the vehicle; or an operable blue light which:
(1)	Is not (i) being installed on, held in inventory for the purpose of being installed on, or held in inventory for the purpose of sale for installation on a vehicle on which it may be lawfully operated or (ii) installed on a vehicle which is used solely for the purpose of demonstrating the blue light for sale to law enforcement personnel;
(1a)	Is designed for use by an emergency vehicle, or is similar in appearance to a blue light designed for use by an emergency vehicle; and
(2)	Can be operated by use of the vehicle's battery, the vehicle's electrical system, or a dry cell battery."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.