Bill Summary for S 77 (2023-2024)

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Feb 7 2023

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Senate Bill 77 (Public) Filed Tuesday, February 7, 2023
AN ACT AUTHORIZING CITIES TO EMPLOY AND ALLOW CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TO INVESTIGATE TRAFFIC CRASHES INVOLVING ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Intro. by Lowe.

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Enacts new GS 160A-499.6 authorizing a city to employ and allow civilian personnel to investigate traffic crashes and issue citations for infractions, naming these personnel Civilian Traffic Investigators (investigators). Details nine requirements of the city and investigators regarding the employment of investigators, including establishing minimum employment standards and compliance with specified training conditions, equipment issuance, and limits of investigator authority. Specifies that investigators cannot be issued a weapon and have no authority to arrest or issue criminal process. Requires the city to report to the specified NCGA committees by December 31, 2024, on the training and use of investigators between the date the act becomes law and November 1, 2024.