Checkpoints anti-profiling bill not stopping
NC House Bill 381 Checking Station Pattern Selection receives favorable committee report!
Raleigh (AMP) April 6, 2011
North Carolina House Bill 381, H381, titled Checking Station Pattern Selection, which most people in the motorcycling community "should" favor since it will clarify motorcycle only roadblocks (MOR) otherwise referred to as checking stations or checkpoints, are prohibited in NC was heard in Judiciary Subcommittee B yesterday, where there was a committee substitute, and received a FAVORABLE report. It is heading back to be put on the calendar for the House. I believe it will get scheduled as a 2nd Reading of the bill, and then go directly into a 3rd reading of the bill (unless the Speaker of the House does an unexpected move). It is quite possible for a motion to arise on the floor of the House to ask that the bill be scheduled for the House Transportation Committee, as a courtesy prior to any vote.
Expect it to clear the House and move to the Senate with plenty of time to meet crossover deadlines.
To see H381 Checking Station Pattern Selection and check on its' status here is the link:
http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011%20%...
For our last report on this bill, see http://boltusa.org/node/231/ NC Reduce Profiling
NC H381 Passed and on way to Governor.
H381 has passed and has gone to the Governor. H381 is important in preventing MOR (motorcyclist only roadblocks). For more details, please see this link: http://boltusa.org/node/50#comment-674
NC H381 Checking Station Pattern. Signed into law.
House Bill 381 has been signed by the NC Governor. It is of interest to the motorcycling community because it prohibits law enforcement to set up roadblocks/checkpoints which target a specific type of passenger vehicles (such as motorcycles). They can still operate the weigh stations and inspections of large commercial vehicles.