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North Carolina · Through S.L. 2026-30

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-137.2: Operation of vehicles resembling law-enforcement vehicles unlawful; punishment.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.
  2. Article 3. Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.
  3. Part 9. The Size, Weight, Construction and Equipment of Vehicles.

(a) It is unlawful for any person other than a law-enforcement officer of the State or of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, with the intent to impersonate a law-enforcement officer, to operate any vehicle, which by its coloration, insignia, lettering, and blue or red light resembles a vehicle owned, possessed, or operated by any law-enforcement agency.

(b) Violation of subsection (a) of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1979, c. 567, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 362; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

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