North Carolina § 20-17 - 8A. Tampering with ignition interlock systems.
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§ 20-17. 8A. Tampering with ignition interlock systems.
Any person who tampers with, circumvents, or attempts to circumvent an ignition interlock device required to be installed on a motor vehicle pursuant to judicial order, statute, or as may be otherwise required as a condition for an individual to operate a motor vehicle, for the purpose of avoiding or altering testing on the ignition interlock device in the operation or attempted operation of a vehicle, or altering the testing results received or results in the process of being received on the ignition interlock device, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each act of tampering, circumvention, or attempted circumvention under this statute shall constitute a separate violation. History (2011-381, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-381, s. 6, made this section effective December 1, 2011, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Session Laws 2011-381, s. 6, further provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act [December 1, 2011] are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions."
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-17 ("8A. Tampering with ignition interlock systems.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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