Bill Summary for S 182 (2017-2018)

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Bill: PROHIBIT USE OF LIGHT BARS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

Summary date: 

Mar 6 2017
S.L. 2017-112

Bill Information:

View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 182 (Public) Filed Monday, March 6, 2017
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF LIGHT BAR LIGHTING DEVICES ON A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE.
Intro. by McInnis.

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Bill summary

Amends GS 20-130 to, excluding electronically modulated headlamps on motorcycles and specified public safety vehicles, prohibit driving a vehicle on a highway of this state while using a light bar lighting device, defined as a bar-shaped lighting device made up of multiple lamps capable of projecting a beam of light at an intensity greater than that allowed under the statute. 

Applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2017.