GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 532

 

 

Short Title:        No Drinking in EMS & Law Enforcement Vehicles.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representatives Elmore, McNeill, and Jackson (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.

Referred to:

Judiciary Subcommittee B.

April 4, 2013

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.