NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-115 (2026)

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It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this Part, or any vehicle or vehicles which are not so constructed or equipped as required in this Part, or the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation adopted pursuant to this Part and the maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in this Part shall be lawful throughout this State, and local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter the limitations except as express authority may be granted in this Article. (1937, c. 407, s. 79; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 34; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, s. 8; 2015-264, s. 8(a).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2015 · leading case: Clontz v. St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 578 S.E.2d 654 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003).

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Clontz v. St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 578 S.E.2d 654 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-115 (2001). The Motor Vehicle Act defines highways as “open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of vehicular traffic.”

North Carolina Sch. Boards Ass'n v. Moore, 585 S.E.2d 418 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “§ 20-118 ; see also N.C. Gen.Stat. § 20-115 (2001) ("It shall be unlawful for any person to drive .”

Richmond Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Cowell, 776 S.E.2d 244 (N.C. Ct. App. 2015). “§ 20-115 ("It shall be unlawful for any person to drive .”

North Carolina Sch. Boards Ass'n v. Moore, 614 S.E.2d 504 (2005). · cites it 6× “Monies Collected bv the Department of Transportation for Violations of Axle Weight Limits Based on the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals, defendants Tippett and Howard appealed the issue of whether the clear proceeds of payments collected by the North Carolina…”

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