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H167 • 2025
Firearm in Unattended Vehicle/Safely Store.
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Firearm in Unattended Vehicle/Safely Store.
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Passed 1st Reading
Filed
Firearm in Unattended Vehicle/Safely Store.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 167 Short Title: Firearm in Unattended Vehicle/Safely Store. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Morey, Lopez, Logan, and Longest (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 24, 2025 *H167-v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LEAVING A FIREARM IN AN UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE 2 UNLESS THE VEHICLE I S LOCKED AND THE FIR EARM IS SECURED OR 3 OTHERWISE SAFELY STORED. 4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 SECTION 1. Article 35 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6 a new section to read: 7 "§ 14-269.9. Firearms in unattended motor vehicles. 8 (a) Definition. – For purposes of this section, the term "firearm" is as defined in 9 G.S. 14-408.1. 10 (b) Prohibition. – It is unlawful to leave a firearm in an unattended motor vehicle unless 11 the vehicle is locked and the firearm is either (i) secured with a trigger lock or other safety device 12 designed to prevent an unauthorized user from operating the firearm or (ii) in a locked container. 13 (c) Penalty. – Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a Class 14 2 misdemeanor." 15 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 16 committed on or after that date. 17