HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER REVISIONS.

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House Bill 732 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 11, 2017
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT AN INTRASTATE HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE UPON A ROAD WITHIN THIS STATE WITHOUT MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT MAY ENFORCE THE LAWS GOVERNING AN INTRASTATE HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE UTILITIES COMMISSION TO SHARE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC STAFF.
Intro. by McNeill.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 27 2017)

SOG comments (1):

Change long title

House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed long title.  Long title was AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT AN INTRASTATE HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE UPON A ROAD WITHIN THIS STATE WITHOUT MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT MAY ENFORCE THE LAWS GOVERNING AN INTRASTATE HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIER.

H 732

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 24 2017 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Amends GS 143B-963 (Criminal history record checks of applicants for and current holders of certificate to transport household goods). Places existing language into new subsection (a). Adds new subsection (b) to permit the Utilities Commission to provide the information obtained pursuant to the statute to the Public Staff for purpose of participating in proceedings before the Commission. Requires Public Staff to keep all information obtained confidential. Effective when the act becomes law. Makes conforming change to the act's effective date provisions. 

    Amends the act's long title.


  • Summary date: Apr 11 2017 - View Summary

    Amends GS 20-398 (concerning household goods carrier marking or identification of vehicles). Specifies that an intrastate household goods carrier cannot attempt to operate on a highway, public street, or public vehicular area within the State in the transportation of household goods for compensation without meeting the requirements set out in subsection (a) pertaining to the marking or identification of the vehicle/carrier (currently, only specifies household goods carriers operating, and does not include carriers attempting to operate on roads within the State). Adds new subsection (e) establishing that any law enforcement officer with territorial jurisdiction can enforce the provisions of GS 20-398.

    Amends GS 62-280.1, making the false representation of a household goods carrier certificate unlawful, providing that any person who violates subsection (a) of the statute, or who aids and abets another person in violating subsection (a) of the statute, is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and punished by a fine of no more than $500 for the first offense and no more than $2,000 for any subsequent offense (currently, does not include a person who aids and abets another person in violating the statute). Adds new subsection (d) establishing that any law enforcement officer with territorial jurisdiction can enforce the provisions of GS 62-280.1.

    Effective December 1, 2017, and applies to violations committed on or after that date.