{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-4.18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4.18","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases, for the purpose of this Article, shall have the following meanings:\n(1)\tCitation. - Any citation, summons, ticket, or other document issued by a law-enforcement officer for the violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation.\n(2)\tCollateral or Bond. - Any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance following a citation by a law-enforcement officer.\n(3)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 667, s. 2.\n(4)\tNonresident. - A person who holds a license issued by a reciprocating state.\n(5)\tPersonal Recognizance. - An agreement by a nonresident to comply with the terms of the citation issued to the nonresident.\n(6)\tReciprocating State. - Any state or other jurisdiction which extends by its laws to residents of North Carolina substantially the rights and privileges provided by this Article.\n(7)\tState. - The State of North Carolina. (1973, c. 736; 1979, c. 667, s. 2; 1981, c. 508; 1999-452, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 1B. Reciprocal Provisions as to Arrest of Nonresidents."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-4.18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"a6fd7390c3639e96398cb1d0ad379703c9b24cc8f1b1df4a0442d5d3d1febd3a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-4.13-through-20-4.17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-4.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}