by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 4, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The North Carolina House of Representatives rejected a version of the moped bill we discussed in June. The House had finally settled on a bill that would only require that mopeds be registered with the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles. The most recent House... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 26, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
We are still discussing a proposal in the General Assembly that would require North Carolina’s moped drivers to register their vehicles. When it was originally introduced, the bill included a provision requiring moped drivers to purchase insurance. Opponents... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 21, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
What is a moped? And why does the North Carolina General Assembly care? You have joined us for the second post about a bill in the state House of Representatives that would require moped operators to have insurance and license plates. If passed this year, it would go... by Michelle Sparrow | Jun 20, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The North Carolina House of Representatives is working on a bill that could affect more people than lawmakers have figured. The bill would require moped operators to have license plates and to carry insurance. The measure stops short of also requiring that moped... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 6, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Early this morning, a Raleigh-area resident heard an extremely loud sound on the first floor of his two-story Apex house. When he went downstairs, he found the source of the noise: a pick-up truck had plowed through a wall of the house and come to a stop inside. The...