GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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HOUSE DRH80157-MD-72 (03/27)
Short Title: No Drinking in EMS & Law Enforcement Vehicles. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Elmore, McNeill, and Jackson (Primary Sponsors). |
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Referred to: |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make it a crime to operate an ambulance, law enforcement vehicle, or ems vehicle upon any highway, street, or public vehicular area within the state while consuming alcohol or while ALCOHOL remains in the person's body.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-138.2B reads as rewritten:
"§ 20-138.2B.
Operating a school bus, school activity bus, or child care vehicle vehicle,
ambulance, other EMS vehicle, or law enforcement vehicle after consuming
alcohol.
(a) Offense. - A person
commits the offense of operating a school bus, school activity bus, or child
care vehicle vehicle, ambulance, other emergency medical services
vehicle, or law enforcement vehicle after consuming alcohol if the person
drives a school bus, school activity bus, or child care vehicle vehicle,
ambulance, other emergency medical services vehicle, or law enforcement vehicle
upon any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within the State
while consuming alcohol or while alcohol remains in the person's body."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.