5/28/2023 0 Comments Secret hidden compartments(d) It is unlawful for any person to install, create, build, or fabricate a false, hidden, or secret compartment in any vehicle. (c) It is unlawful for any person to own or operate any vehicle he or she knows to contain a false, hidden, or secret compartment. (3) Other contraband, if possession of the contraband would be classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor or higher. (2) A controlled substance, if possession of the controlled substance would be classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor or higher. (1) A person concealed for an unlawful purpose. (b) For the purposes of this section, a person's intention to use a false, hidden, or secret compartment to conceal the contents of the compartment from a law enforcement officer may be inferred from factors including, but not limited to, the discovery of any of the following, or evidence of the previous placement of any of the following, within the false, hidden, or secret compartment: (2) Vehicle includes, but is not limited to, cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, aircraft, helicopters, boats, ships, yachts, railcars, rail engines, and any other property that may be attached to, pulled, towed, or drawn by a vehicle. Any compartment, space, or box that is added or attached to existing compartments, spaces, or boxes integrated into or attached to a vehicle. Any original factory equipment on a vehicle that has been modified to conceal, hide, or prevent discovery of its contents.Ĭ. The term "false, hidden, or secret compartment" includes, but is not limited to:Ī. The term "false, hidden, or secret compartment" does not include a compartment or enclosure that is designed and installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle prior to the sale of the vehicle. (1) False, hidden, or secret compartment means any enclosure that is intended or designed to be used to conceal, hide, or prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the false, hidden, or secret compartment, or its contents, and which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle. Vehicles with false, hidden, or secret compartments. Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.ĪN ACT to make False, hidden, or secret compartments in a vehicle unlawful and to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies to help offset the cost of enforcing this act. Representatives Moore Folwell, Howard, McGee, Starnes, and Steen. Short Title: Secret Compartments in Motor Vehicles.
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