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North Carolina House Bill H472

North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 2
3+H 1
44 HOUSE BILL 472
5-Committee Substitute Favorable 4/16/25
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77 Short Title: Commercial Vehicle & Cargo Protection. (Public)
8-Sponsors:
9-Referred to:
8+Sponsors: Representatives Branson, Loftis, Schietzelt, and Hawkins (Primary Sponsors).
9+For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10+Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
11+Operations of the House
1012 March 24, 2025
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1214 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1315 AN ACT TO ENACT THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE A ND CARGO PROTECTION ACT. 2
1416 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
1517 SECTION 1. Article 7 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 4
1618 a new section to read: 5
1719 "§ 20-219.3A. Commercial booting. 6
1820 A commercial motor vehicle shall not be immobilized using a device such as a boot or any 7
19-other device for the purposes of parking enforcement. Using an immobilization device on a 8
20-commercial vehicle in violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor." 9
21+other device. Using an immobilization device on a commercial vehicle will be deemed a 8
22+misdemeanor." 9
2123 SECTION 2. Article 7A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 10
2224 a new section to read: 11
2325 "§ 20-219.15. Return of commercial cargo. 12
24-Notwithstanding G.S. 20-219.10(a) to the contrary, a tower of a nonconsensual tow or tow 13
25-pursuant to the direction of a law enforcement officer shall promptly return any commercial cargo 14
26-towed by the tower to the owner of the commercial cargo, or to a designee of the owner, upon 15
27-request. In the case of a trailer containing commercial cargo, the tower shall allow the trailer 16
28-containing the commercial cargo to be exchanged with a trailer of similar type that is in working 17
29-condition and was manufactured within five years of the manufacturing date of the original 18
30-trailer, or newer, as arranged by the commercial cargo owner." 19
31-SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies 20
32-to offenses committed on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes 21
33-law. 22
26+Notwithstanding G.S. 20-219.10(a) to the contrary, a tower of a nonconsensual tow or 13
27+government-initiated tow shall promptly return any commercial cargo towed by the tower to the 14
28+owner of the commercial cargo or to a designee of the owner. In the case of a trailer containing 15
29+commercial cargo, the tower shall allow the trailer containing the commercial cargo to be 16
30+exchanged with a different trailer that is in equal or better condition." 17
31+SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies 18
32+to offenses charged on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes 19
33+law. 20