SECTION .0600 ‑ EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES

12 NCAC 09C .0601         APPROVED SPEED-MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

(a)  Prior to approval as a speed measuring instrument, the manufacturer of said instrument shall certify in writing to the Criminal Justice Standards Division that said instrument meets or exceeds the applicable standards set out in the "Model Performance Specifications for Police Traffic Radar Devices" as published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation (as in effect July 1, 1982) which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall include any later amendments and editions of the incorporated material as provided by G.S. 150B-21.6. Copies of this publication may be obtained at no cost from the Department of Justice website: https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/criminal-justice/forms-and-publications/#91-105-wpfd-smi.

(b)  Prior to approval, speed measuring instruments shall be evaluated for law-enforcement use in North Carolina by representatives from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, as outlined in "Appendix A: Approved List of Speed Measuring Instruments" as published by the North Carolina Justice Academy, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall include any later amendments and editions of the incorporated material as provided by G.S. 150B-21.6. Copies of this publication may be obtained at no cost from the Department of Justice website: https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/criminal-justice/forms-and-publications/#91-105-wpfd-smi. A summary of the findings shall be submitted in writing to the Criminal Justice Standards Division's Speed Measurement Instrument Program Administrator.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6;

Eff. November 1, 1981;

Readopted w/change Eff. July 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; May 1, 2004; November 1, 1998; August 1, 1998; August 1, 1995; January 1, 1995; November 1, 1993; February 1, 1991;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.