N.C.G.S. § 20-141.6 — revision history

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1. Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present

   Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

   (a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle on a street, highway, or public vehicular area is guilty of aggressive driving if the person: (1) Violates either G.S. 20-141 or G.S. 20-141.1, and (2) Drives carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others. (b) For the purposes of this section only, in order to prove a violation of subsection (a)(2), the State must show that the person committed two or more of the below specified offenses while in violation of subsection (a)(1): (1) Running through a red light in violation of G.S. 20-158(b)(2) or (b)(3), or G.S. 20-158(c)(2) or (c)(3). (2) Running through a stop sign in violation of G.S. 20-158(b)(1) or (c)(1). (3) Illegal passing in violation of G.S. 20-149 or G.S. 20-150. (4) Failing to yield right-of-way in violation of G.S. 20-155, 20-156, 20-158(b)(4) or (c)(4) or 20-158.1. (5) Following too closely in violation of G.S. 20-152. (c) A person convicted of aggressive driving is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (d) The offense of reckless driving under G.S. 20-140 is a lesser-included offense of the offense set forth in this section. (2004-193, s. 1.)