NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 329

HOUSE BILL 733

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 18A-2 TO DEFINE PASSENGER AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 18A-2 is hereby amended by adding a new subdivision thereto to read as follows:

"The term 'passenger area of a motor vehicle' shall mean that area designed for the seating of the driver and passengers as well as any area that can be within the reach of a seated driver or passenger, including the glove compartment. In the case of a station wagon, hatch-back or similar vehicle, that area to the rear of the last back seat shall not constitute part of the passenger area."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of May, 1975.