AN ACT TO REQUIRE DRIVER INSTRUCTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES DURING TRAFFIC STOPS. Enacted July 12, 2017. Section 1 is effective January 1, 2018. The remainder is effective July 12, 2017, and applies beginning with the 2017-18 school year.
Bill Summaries: H21 DRIVER INSTRUCTION/LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPS.
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Bill H 21 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jul 14 2017 - View Summary
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Bill H 21 (2017-2018)Summary date: May 31 2017 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Amends GS 20-88.1 and GS 115C-215 to remove the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association from those entities consulting on the development of instruction on law enforcement procedures during traffic stops.
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Bill H 21 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 4 2017 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Adds the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association to the entities the Division of Motor Vehicles is to consult with in preparing the description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions a motorist should take for inclusion in a driver license handbook, pursuant to the proposed changes to GS 20-88.1(d).
Adds the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association to the entities the Department of Public Instruction is to consult with in developing the instruction on law enforcement procedures for traffic stops required to be included in the driver education curriculum pursuant to the proposed changes to GS 115C-215(b).
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Bill H 21 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jan 25 2017 - View Summary
Current law, GS 20-88.1(d), requires the Division of Motor Vehicles (Division) of the Department of Transportation to prepare and periodically revise a driver license handbook that explains the traffic laws of the State. Requires that the Division's driver license handbook include a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions that a motorist should take during a traffic stop, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Requires the Division to consult with the State Highway Patrol, the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, and the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police in producing the description of traffic stops for the handbook. Effective January 1, 2018.
Current law, GS 115C-215(b), sets out the curriculum that must be included in driver education. Adds instruction on law enforcement procedures for traffic stops, developed in consultation with State Highway Patrol, the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, and the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, to the driver education curriculum. Requires instruction on law enforcement procedures to provide a description of the actions that a motorist should take during a traffic stop, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Applies beginning with the 2017-18 school year.