{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-377","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-377","heading":"General powers of State Highway Patrol.","body":"The State Highway Patrol shall have and exercise such general power and authority to supervise and control the motor carriers of the State as may be necessary to carry out the laws providing for their regulation, and all such other powers and duties as may be necessary or incident to the proper discharge of its duties. (1985, c. 454, s. 1; 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-190, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2024-57, s. 3E.2(o).)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 17. Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Unit.","Part 2. Authority and Powers of Department of Public Safety."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-377.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"3840708b522e5f3d7867385c9fd08d7c0221564290025bb640906b88bb2e0d8e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-376","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-378"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}