NCJ Number
77963
Date Published
1981
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This report contains recommendations for implementing legislated minimum standards for certification of operators and instructors and procedures for use of radio microwave and other speed-measuring instruments in North Carolina law enforcement agencies.
Abstract
In addition to endorsing National Highway Traffic Safety Agency recommendations, the General Assembly should enact legislation on the admissibility of speed-timing evidence in judicial proceedings and legislation that requires periodic testing of all electronic speed-timing instruments. Appended materials include lists of research commission and radar study committee members, the texts of applicable laws and resolutions, 1981-1982 projected cost breakdowns, and the text of the recommended legislation.