NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 436

HOUSE BILL 38

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 20-118.1 RELATING TO THE WEIGHING OF VEHICLES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-118.1 is hereby amended by inserting the words "North Carolina Department of Transportation" between the words "of" and "portable" appearing in line 3 and by inserting the words "North Carolina Department of Transportation stationary" between the words "nearest" and "scales" appearing in line 4 and by striking the word "two" appearing at the end of line 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-118.1 is further amended by adding the following new language at the end:

"No vehicle more than two miles from a North Carolina Department of Transportation stationary scales may be required to be driven to such scales unless the peace officer knows or reasonably suspects the vehicle has driven so as to avoid being weighed at the scales."

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of April, 1979.