§ 20-380. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety may investigate accidents involving motor carriers and promote general safety program. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑380.  Department ofCrime Control and Public Safety may investigate accidents involving motorcarriers and promote general safety program.

The Department of CrimeControl and Public Safety may conduct a program of accident prevention andpublic safety covering all motor carriers with special emphasis on highwaysafety and transport safety and may investigate the causes of any accident on ahighway involving a motor carrier. Any information obtained in an investigationshall be reduced to writing and a report thereof filed in the office of theDepartment of Crime Control and Public Safety, which shall be subject to publicinspection but such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any civil orcriminal proceeding arising from such accident. The Department of Crime Controland Public Safety may adopt rules for the safety of the public as affected bymotor carriers and the safety of motor carrier employees. The Department ofCrime Control and Public Safety shall cooperate with and coordinate its activitiesfor motor carriers with other agencies and organizations engaged in thepromotion of highway safety and employee safety. (1985, c. 454, s. 1; 1995(Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 756, s. 23; 2002‑159, s. 31.5(b); 2002‑190,s. 2.)