{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-137.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-137.2","heading":"Operation of vehicles resembling law-enforcement vehicles unlawful; punishment.","body":"(a)\tIt 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.\n(b)\tViolation 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).)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 3. Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.","Part 9. The Size, Weight, Construction and Equipment of Vehicles."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-137.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"6a084c42a8a0ba664d36e3f1021f171a256d047b7d850b5cd5474d291ef5ec21","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-137.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-137.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}