Last month the General Assembly enacted new G.S. 20-141.10 criminalizing so-called street takeovers. S.L. 2023-97. A street takeover occurs when a person blocks or impedes traffic on a highway, street, or public vehicular area with a motor vehicle in order to perform a motor vehicle stunt, contest, or exhibition. The new statute, effective for offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023, makes it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle in a street takeover or to participate in or coordinate such an event. S.L. 2023-97 further authorizes the seizure of a motor vehicle operated in violation of G.S. 20-141.10. The new crimes. New G.S. 20-141.10 sets forth several new offenses. A person who knowingly operates a motor vehicle in a street takeover commits a Class A1 misdemeanor punishable by a minimum fine of $1,000. G.S. 20-141.10(b). As previously mentioned, a street takeover occurs when a person blocks or impedes traffic on a highway, street, or public vehicular area with a motor vehicle in order to perform a motor vehicle stunt, contest, or exhibition. A stunt is defined as a burnout, doughnut, wheelie, or drifting (all terms further defined by statute) or other dangerous motor vehicle activity. A subsequent violation of G.S. 20-141.10(b) within a 24-month period is a Class H felony. The minimum fine is the greater of twice the value of the vehicle involved or $1,000. G.S. 20-141.10(b). A person who violates G.S. 20-141.10(b) and assaults a law enforcement officer or knowingly and willfully threatens a law [...]
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