A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make the use of a mobile phone an aggravating factor when charged with a violation of motor vehicle law.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20‑166.3.  Mobile phone use aggravating factor in moving motor vehicle violations.
There shall be an additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) added to any fine assessed by the court for a conviction of a charge resulting from a moving motor vehicle violation where mobile phone use is noted as a distraction." 
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.