"It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they can not be read, or so incoherent that they can not be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will be tomorrow."--From The Federalist Papers
Below is a list of the new North Carolina laws that go into effect today. Some are simple housekeeping. Some actually simplify the system (such as consolidating all of the rules on when a record can be expunged).
At least one is unenforceable... it's illegal to send or read text messages while driving. However, it's legal to make a phone call or use the built-in GPS on your cell phone for directions. So how is a police officer supposed to know if I just read a text message, as opposed to glancing at my phone to see who is calling me?
One makes a particular plant illegal... because that's worked so well in the case of another common plant that's illegal. And another makes the sale of glass tubes illegal. There's certainly no potential for abuse of that one, is there? This is simply more of your tax dollars at work, in the War On (some) Drugs.
And the "Targeted Picketing" thing appears on it's face to be an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.
S.L. 2009-37 (HB 616) OFFENSE FOR PORTABLE TOILETS/PUMPER TRUCKS.
S.L. 2009-93 (HB 1327) SCHOOLS NOTIFIED OF CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
S.L. 2009-107 (HB 43) SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS/FAILURE TO DISCHARGE DUTY.
S.L. 2009-128 (SB 1000) MOTOR VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT LAW CHANGES.
S.L. 2009-135 (HB 9) NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.
S.L. 2009-147 (HB 440) THE NICHOLAS ADKINS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ACT.
S.L. 2009-179 (HB 315) PLEA BARGAIN DISCLOSURE.
S.L. 2009-203 (HB 1190) PRESERVATION OF DNA & BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.
S.L. 2009-204 (HB 787) INCREASE PENALTY/REMOVE SERIAL NUMBER FROM GUN.
S.L. 2009-205 (HB 722) PARAPHERNALIA CONTROL ACT. (Editorial comment: this one makes the sale of glass tubes illegal.)
S.L. 2009-234 (SB 649) MODIFY SPEED ZONE RESTRICTIONS.
S.L. 2009-300 (HB 885) TARGETED PICKETING.
S.L. 2009-319 (HB 882) MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM CHANGES.
S.L. 2009-333 (HB 1105) AMEND LAWS/REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS.
S.L. 2009-335 (SB 817) INCREASE CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.
S.L. 2009-336 (SB 65) AMEND COMPUTER SOLICITATION OF CHILD.
S.L. 2009-344 (SB 307) REGULATE OWNERSHIP & USE OF CERTAIN REPTILES.
S.L. 2009-348 (SB 764) REAL ESTATE/SETTLEMENT AGENT EMBEZZLEMENT.
S.L. 2009-349 (SB 1076) MODIFY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
S.L. 2009-351 (HB 23) STRENGTHEN CHILD LABOR VIOLATION PENALTIES.
S.L. 2009-356 (HB 192) CHILD WITNESS TESTIMONY/PROCEDURES.
S.L. 2009-369 (HB 1185) HABITUAL DWI-REINSTATEMENT PETITION/10 YRS.
S.L. 2009-372 (SB 920) PROBATION REFORM.
S.L. 2009-379 (HB 1256) LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE PART.
S.L. 2009-380 (HB 1255) SEX OFFENDERS/PERMANENT NO CONTACT ORDER.
S.L. 2009-398 (HB 1077) VENUE/MUNICIPALITIES IN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS.
S.L. 2009-411 (SB 513) NOTICE OF HEARING/UNSUPERVISED PROBATION.
S.L. 2009-412 (SB 1078) DELAY BOND/PROBATIONER ARRESTED FOR FELONY.
S.L. 2009-415 (SB 713) REMOVAL OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE.
S.L. 2009-417 (HB 1058) INCREASE STATUTORY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
S.L. 2009-451 (SB 202) APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2009.
S.L. 2009-456 (HB 67) LICENSE PLATE FRAME/STATE NAME VISIBLE/STUDY.
S.L. 2009-460 (HB 1098) PROTECT SEARCH AND RESCUE ANIMAL.
S.L. 2009-491 (HB 1117) SEX OFFENDER CAN’T DRIVE BUS WITH CHILDREN.
S.L. 2009-498 (HB 209) SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY/LIBERTIES W/STUDENT.
S.L. 2009-500 (HB 926) CONTINUOUS ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS.
S.L. 2009-508 (SB 990) INCREASE PENALTY/TIMBER THEFT.
S.L. 2009-514 (HB 775) ALT. TESTIMONY/CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.
S.L. 2009-516 (HB 1269) AOC OMNIBUS COURTS ACT.
S.L. 2009-517 (SB 853) MOTION FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF/NEW REQUIREMENT.
S.L. 2009-528 (HB 889) CHANGE PENALTY FOR MISD. DEATH BY VEHICLE.
S.L. 2009-531 (SB 295) CLARIFY CLOSEST MARKET.
S.L. 2009-534 (HB 1111) CAMPAIGN FINANCE AMENDMENTS.
S.L. 2009-538 (SB 138) SALVIA DIVINORUM UNLAWFUL.
S.L. 2009-545 (SB 984) ACCESS TO JUVENILE RECORDS/VIOLENT OFFENDERS.
S.L. 2009-547 (SB 726) AMEND HOUSE ARREST LAWS/ADULT/JUVENILE.
S.L. 2009-551 (HB 1261) PROTECT OUR KIDS/CYBER BULLYING.
S.L. 2009-553 (HB 1387) SOLAR COLLECTORS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
S.L. 2009-554 (HB 1135) QUI TAM/LIABILITY FOR FALSE CLAIMS.
S.L. 2009-555 (SB 489) EVEN OUT PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD POINTS.
S.L. 2009-556 (SB 488) ESTABLISH PROPORTIONATE SENTENCE LENGTHS.
S.L. 2009-577 (HB 1329) CONSOLIDATE EXPUNCTION STATUTES.
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