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Typically, that is not allowed, and if the Judge sustains an objection by the defense, then the State is left with “well, it looked outside the original height.” That should not be enough evidences to convict the Defendant. He does not have personal knowledge of the actual original height without the assistance of information provided by a third party who would not be present in court. So, what I mean by that is, let’s say the officer ‘looked it up’ and attempts to testify to what he learned. Should the State attempt to introduce evidence as to the original height of the truck, most Judge’s would likely prohibit the evidence coming in under the Hearsay exception to evidence or testimony. This becomes particularly difficult for them should this go to trial. The Officer, and eventually the DA’s office, will have to know the factory height before they can determine whether the front is more than 3 inches and the rear is more than 2 inches from factory.
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Second, enforcing this law will be particularly tricky. For example, one could lift the front beyond 3 inches and leave the rear at factory or no more than 2 inches and you are still legal. The proposed bill, “Carolina Squat”, would eliminate that language and replace it with “A private passenger automobile shall not be modified or altered by elevating the automobile more than 3 inches from the manufacturer’s specified height in the front and lowering the automobile more than 2 inches from the manufacturer’s specified height in the rear.” You should pay particular attention to the word ‘and’ as it means that both the front and rear of the vehicle would have to be modified in order to violate this law. The Lawįirst, it is currently illegal to lift or lower a vehicle more than 6 inches from factory under N.C.G.S. Now, why they are targeting ‘Squat Trucks’ over other height modified vehicles makes no sense, but if this passes, it will be the law of the land. The first crazy part of this is, the law is specifically targeting ‘Carolina Squat’ trucks while eliminating those who just want to lift their vehicles (lifted trucks or ‘Donks’ fall in this category) or those that lower the vehicles (lower rider’s specifically). I have installed several lift kits, (both body and suspension lifts) in my lifetime, and currently own two Broncos with modified suspensions. I am into older Ford trucks, specifically Ford Broncos (not the new ones, the old school ‘Big Broncos’ from 1978-1996). So, for those that enjoy lifting or lowering vehicles, you probably would like some input on this.įirst, let me say, I’m coming from a place of experience. Specifically, House Bill 692 would restrict certain lifts that are certain distances from the manufacturer’s original height. So, an interesting piece of legislation is moving its way through North Carolina’s House of representatives.
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The ‘Carolina Squat’ trucks and the move to make them illegal.