Bill Summaries: S249 (2023-2024 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 8 2023 - View summary

    Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into agreements with the City of Mooresville Police Department for the placement and use of automatic license plate reader systems within land or right-of-way owned by DOT, if: (1) the use of the land or right-of-way is temporary, (2) the automatic license plate reader system is placed within the Mooresville city limits and is above ground, removeable, and contains no combustible fuel, (3) the placement and use does not unreasonably interfere with the operation and maintenance of public utility facilities or cause the facilities to fail to comply with all applicable laws, codes, and 15 regulatory requirements, (4) the authorization to locate a certain automatic license plate reader system within the right-of-way is revocable by DOT for cause with at least 30 days' notice, (5) the use of the automatic license plate reader system complies with provisions of Article 8A (Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act) of GS Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, and (6) the automatic license plate reader system is operated in accordance with Article 3D (Automatic License Plate Reader Systems) of GS Chapter 20 of the General Statutes. Sets out provisions governing when the system may be removed or relocated upon request by a public utility. 

    Requires DOT, in consultation with the Mooresville Police Department, to report by March 1, 2024, to the specified NCGA committee on the reader systems that are placed on rights-of-way owned or maintained by DOT. Sets out what must be included in the report.