GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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SENATE BILL 30
State Government, Local Government, and Personnel Committee Substitute Adopted 5/1/97
Third Edition Engrossed 5/1/97
House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/14/97

Short Title:  Speeding in a Work Zone.	(Public)

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February 3, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW AN INCREASED PENALTY FOR SPEEDING IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE OF UP TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-141(j2) reads as rewritten:
	"(j2)  A person who drives a motor vehicle in a highway work zone at a speed greater than the speed limit set and posted under G.S. 20-141 is responsible for an infraction of 'Speeding in a Highway Work Zone' and shall be required to pay a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), but not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).  A 'highway work zone' is the area between the first sign that informs motorists of the existence of a work zone on a highway and the last sign that informs motorists of the end of the work zone. This subsection applies only if a sign posted at the beginning of the highway work zone states the penalty for speeding in the work zone.  The Secretary shall ensure that work zones shall only be posted with penalty signs if the Secretary determines, after engineering review, that the posting is necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public due to a hazardous condition."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1997, and applies to violations which occur on or after that date.